The Main Protectors of Cardiovascular Disease
I’m particular of vitamins and minerals. To lower blood pressure you should ensure a good intake of Magnesium, Calcium and Potassium. Now among the three, Magnesium is the most important.
When we talk about lowering your blood pressure, increasing the intake of these big 3 is even more effective than lowering the sodium intake.
Increasing magnesium intake, immediately lowers your blood pressure. Eating fruits, vegetables, seeds and nuts provide more than enough magnesium and calcium.
Oh, best seeds include pumpkin, sunflower and sesame. The best nuts are almonds and cashews. An immense food for magnesium is wheatgerm.
You can try adding a spoonful of wheatgerm and ground pumpkin seeds to your breakfast cereal to prevent heart disease.
Other food sources rich in the big 3 (magnesium,calcium & potassium) includes cooked turnip greens, dried & ground basil, boiled spinach, boiled mustard greens for your Calcium needs.
For Potassium, raw celery, boiled Swiss chard raw crimini mushrooms and baked winter squash are the best sources.