Do you have high blood pressure (aka hypertension)? If you do, then you are one of the over 70 million adult Americans diagnosed with high blood pressure. A fat and salt enriched diet leading to high cholesterol levels is said to be the culprit to a persistently high systolic or diastolic reading. Sad to say, only around 60% of hypertensive cases ever consider treatment with a mere 30% of them able to keep up with 120/80 blood pressure. It would come easy to advise hypertensive individuals to cut down meat consumption and become a vegetarian for a while. But only a small percentage of people succeed while others deliberately disregard their condition. The fact that hypertension rarely manifests symptoms does not help either. But did you know that a daily dose of flax seed can help lower blood pressure?
Individuals with hypertension should delight in the fact that a natural dietary supplement, such as ground flax seed, can avert the inherent risks related to elevated blood pressure levels, particularly heart attack, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases. Of course nothing beats sustaining a strict diet of veggies and fruits. But if you just can not control your cravings for pork, dairy products, and fast foods among others, than you could at least stick to a diet of whole grains and moderate quantities of fatty or salty foods while supplementing your meals with a few servings of vegetables, fruits, and of course milled flax seed. What is in flax seed that makes it an effective moderator of high blood pressure?
Flax seed oil is rich in Omega 3, a chain of essential fatty acids not synthesized by the body nor found abundant with the typical diet, and is renown for its nutritional and health benefits. Omega 3 is the precursor of LDL, or the good cholesterol. Thus, for a build of HDL, or the bad cholesterol with the artery walls, the Omega 3 in flax seed oil sweeps the bloodstream with LDL, which removes the sticky formation of bad cholesterol over time to lower blood pressure levels and avert a hypertensive individual from the risks of cardiovascular diseases.
So if you want a more subtle treatment for hypertension, or perhaps do not want to be dependent on antihypertensive drugs, then get by with a daily dose of ground flax seed. Subject the flax seed to a moderate grind so you will get fresh flax seed oil and the benefits from the healthy goodness of Omega 3, fibers, and lignans. Simply sprinkle the ground, or milled, flax seed over food and beverages and you are on your way to a nutritious and heart-healthy lifestyle.
Bruce Maul is a partner in Goldf Flax Seed, Inc. which provides only top quality Flax Seed and Health related products. Learn more about Flax Seed by visiting http://www.goldflaxseed.com
