High blood pressure: The purple drink you can make to lower hypertension - 'significant' - Daily Express

Blood pressure naturally falls and rises throughout the day but consistently high blood pressure poses grave health risks.

Specific items have been shown to lower high blood pressure, thereby staving off the risk of serious heart problems.

The aim of one study was to conduct a randomised controlled trial with adults to investigate if consuming beetroot juice in addition to a normal diet produces a measurable reduction in blood pressure.

Overall, there was a trend to lower systolic blood pressure at six hours after drinking beetroot juice relative to placebo, the researchers found.

What's more, an analysis in men only demonstrated a "significant" reduction in systolic blood pressure of 4–5 mmHg at six hours after drinking beetroot juice.

The only way to find out if your blood pressure is high is to have your blood pressure checked

"If you're at an increased risk of high blood pressure, you should have your blood pressure checked more often, ideally once a year," advises the health body