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Omega-3 Fish Oils Benefit Blood Pressure
Fish oil has been showing promise as a viable addition to your diet if you are interested in seeking out ways to lower your blood pressure, naturally. The mechanism for why fish oil helps lower blood pressure, or at least shows strong evidence to support that inference, seems to be two-fold: First, fish oil thins the blood slightly, making it flow more easily through your vessels. Because the blood is thinner, it is met with less resistance or friction, as it passes along the vessels walls. Because the heart needs to exert less pressure to push the blood through your circulatory system (due to decreased resistance), it pumps a little less vigorously...and pressure decreases. Secondly, since Omega-3 fish oils reduce inflammation in the body, they decrease swelling. If vessels, and in particular the muscular lining of arteries, get inflamed, they get bigger and more swollen. In arteries, being tube-like, this swelling means that the empty space in the arteries "tube" is reduced, as the arterial walls swell. Smaller openings in arteries increase the relative pressure of blood flowing through them, and blood pressure increases. And, the heart, meeting more resistance and less space in the arteries, has to increase its pressure to move the blood along through narrower pathways or arterial openings. The result is higher blood pressure when vessels are constricted, and lower blood pressure when vessels relax (in most cases). Because fish oil thins your blood and reduces inflammation, it can have become a smart daily addition to your approach of lowering blood pressure naturally.
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Contributor's Note
As with any nutritional supplement or dietary suggestion, you should consult with your primary health care provider before adding them to your life.
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