Eating For Health

According to the University of Southern California , almost half of Americans over the age of 20 have high blood pressure.   This means an astounding 122 million Americans.   Unfortunately, as you get older it is more likely to have blood pressure increase.   Many people don’t even know they have high blood pressure or hypertension.   The American Heart Association notes at first there are “no obvious symptoms to indicate something is wrong, but HBP can lead to heart attack, stroke, and kidney failure.”    A relative was asking what they could do diet wise to help lower their blood pressure.   We had already discussed the DASH diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension).   (See:   Best Diets for Healthy Eating in 2024 .) and physical activity.    Diet wise, they were cutting back on sodium and increasing potassium foods but were wondering if there were anything else like any drinks that could help lower blood pressure?  ...

Almost everyone seems to think water is the healthiest choice for a beverage.   Yet, is it?   WebMD ( Types of Tea and Their Health Benefits and Health Benefits of Green Tea )   has had a few articles on the benefits of tea drinking.   It seems drinking tea is great for our health.   Various studies have shown that tea can help prevent cancer, prevent diabetes, prevent heart disease by lowering our cholesterol, and help us be more alert.   Is there a downside to drinking tea?   The only downside would the drinking sweet tea loaded with sugar.   But the tea itself is a very healthy choice for a beverage. What tea has these benefits? Green, black and white tea all provide health benefits.    What is in the tea that provides us so many health benefits?   Flavenoids - - are a unique antioxidant.   These help prevent the build up of “free radicals” which can lead to cancer or heart disease by clogging our arteries. ...