The No. 1 Contributing Risk Factor for global health is raised blood pressure – causing strokes, attacks, and other cardiovascular complications.
10 MILLION lives are lost each year needlessly due to elevated blood pressure.
ONLY HALF of people with high blood pressure know it. These deaths are PREVENTABLE………. And that’s the real tragedy.
Stroke and High Blood Pressure are two very common health-related conditions we here about in the news and in advertisements galore. Why is there so much focus on Stroke and High Blood Pressure? Because Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the top leading cause of mortality in the Philippines with high blood pressure as the leading cause of stroke. Additionally, a stroke happens every 40 seconds and every 4 minutes someone dies from a stroke while 80% of all strokes can be prevented.
The month of May is set aside to raise awareness about Stroke and High Blood Pressure so that Filipinos become more educated and can identify warning signs and symptoms.
It is very important for people with high blood pressure and hypertension to keep a check on their dietary habits. Eating foods that are good for high blood pressure may go a long way in managing the condition of hypertension. As per the researchers at the Mediterranean Neurological Institute in Pozzilli, Italy, eating spirulina – a superfood made from algae may help manage high blood pressure.
The study that was published in the journal Hypertension found that molecules in spirulina, when injected in body, stimulate a process that releases nitric oxide. This further trigger relaxation of the artery, which can help lower the blood pressure level by increasing the amount of blood pumped in one motion.
But that’s not it. Spirulina is packed with various nutrients like protein, iron, potassium, magnesium, along with various other minerals, which are good for managing blood pressure levels. Moreover, spirulina is extensively used in health supplements and beverages to manage various lifestyle diseases, including hay fever, PMS and diabetes. However, more research is needed into the potential of spirulina, but the findings are promising for the future of “natural” treatments for high blood pressure, the researchers noted.
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