Reduce Blood Pressure, Naturally
New evidence suggests that people with certain types of high blood pressure may have blood vessels that just can’t relax. Cells lining the blood vessels appear to have damage to their energy-producing mitochondria and that damage can make it harder for the blood vessels to dilate when they should, which can lead to higher blood pressure.
Research has shown that either alpha-lipoic acid or acetyl-L-carnitine can help to reduce damage to mitochondria and improve normal blood vessel tone, allowing blood vessels to relax. Now, a new National Institutes of Health-funded study combining these two nutritional supplements suggests using both can have a significant impact on cardiovascular risk without the side effects associated with many blood pressure drugs.
The study found that people who took 200 mg of alpha-lipoic acid and 500 mg of acetyl-L-carnitine for eight weeks had increased brachial artery diameter of 2.3 %. There was also a trend toward lower blood pressure, with significant drops in two groups: people with the highest blood pressure saw an average drop from 151 to 142 mm Hg; and people with metabolic syndrome saw an average blood pressure drop from 139 to 130. The high amounts of these nutrients used in the study can only be gotten by taking supplements.
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