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Add olive leaf to your diet for lower blood pressure
November 20th, 2008 by admin
Olive leaf extract and the leaf itself may be part of a good diet for lower blood pressure, especially for those with moderate or border-line hypertension. In a study of twins, one half of the twins took 1000mg of olive leaf extract and the other only 500mg along with lifestyle advice. The group with taking the higher dose showed significantly lower blood pressure after 8 weeks.
One of the main compounds in olive leaf, oleuropein, is believed to relax blood vessels. It can also decrease levels of blood sugar and the so-called bad cholesterol. Furthermore, it can enhance the effectiveness of high blood pressure medications, which could lead to a reduction in dosage… always a good thing.
What about the leaf itself and other parts of the olive tree and its fruit? Olive leaves have been used for medicinal purposes for ages and they are usually used to make tea. It should be effective used in this way as well. Olive leaf can also be used in cooking. Olive oil and olives apparently lack sufficient levels of oleuropein to be effective medicinally.
