Eating Right For Lowering Blood Pressure

Hot Pepper for High Blood Pressure

February 20, 2011 by CaliDiet.com · Leave a Comment 

Capsaicin, the compound that adds the spicy zing to hot peppers, seems to have some benefit in blood pressure control. Chinese researchers have reported that long term consumption of capsaicin as part of the normal diet of rats bred to have high blood pressure helps relax blood vessels so that pressure falls. The capsaicin sets [...]