Today I sent you a short video from an Indian Physician of Ayuerveda who explained how flaxseed can be used. It has a remarkably good effect, also on blood pressure.

Worth seeing the video and start using it if you have hypertension [or for general health]

I was surprised to see its significant effect on blood pressure, which I was unaware of.

{I knew about many of its other health benefits]

Flaxseed for hypertension: implications for blood pressure regulation

Stephanie P B Caligiuri  1 , Andrea L Edel, Michel Aliani, Grant N Pierce

Affiliations

Affiliation

  • 1 Canadian Centre for Agri-food Research in Health and Medicine (CCARM), St Boniface Hospital Research Centre, 351 Taché Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, R2H 2A6.

Abstract

Hypertension is the single largest risk factor attributed to mortality in the world. Medications are the primary treatment for hypertension; however, adherence to drug regimens is low (~50 %). Low adherence may be a contributing factor leading to uncontrolled blood pressure in patients. An effective alternative or complement to medications in managing hypertension is through lifestyle modifications. Adopting a healthy diet is a valuable strategy. A recent, randomized controlled year-long trial observed impressive reductions in blood pressure in patients with hypertension consuming flaxseed daily. Therefore, attention has been garnered for flaxseed as a potentially valuable strategy for the management of hypertension. This review will highlight the recent data for flaxseed and its extracts in blood pressure regulation in both animal models and clinical trials. Insight into the proposed anti-hypertensive mechanism of flaxseed and the implications of flaxseed as a potential global anti-hypertensive therapy will be discussed.