Treating Hypertension.. .With Beet Root Juice?

摘要

Remember when your mother kept nagging you to eat your fruits and vegetables? After a while, you had heard it so many times that you were convinced your mom thought your appendages would begin to fall off without broccoli and spinach. And those naysay-ers began to disregard mom's sage nutritional advice when initial studies addressing antioxidants commonly found in fruits and vegetables did not show measurable benefits.But recently, it was demonstrated that cherries do exert profound anti-inflammatory effects on gouty arthritis. So, maybe mother does know best. This month we reinforce mama's age-old admonition regarding unhealthy food habits and tell our hypertensive patients: Drink your beet juice!