Herbs Can Help Lower Blood Pressure

Adding herbs and spices to your meals may be a tasty strategy to help lower your blood pressure. Your cardiovascular health is affected by many strategies.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• A controlled feeding study of people with known risk factors for heart disease showed eating 6.5 grams of 24 herbs and spices each day lowered systolic blood pressure

• Heart disease has ranked No. 1 in the top 10 leading causes of death in the U.S. for years; the number of deaths has jumped 9% in just six short years

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