Celery Against High Blood Pressure
Celery is a native vegetable that can be used in many dishes. It is the base of soups and is therefore included in every pack of soup greens. However, it is often prepared as celery salad or celery schnitzel or eaten raw.
Less known is that the crunchy stalks or the aromatic root can do more than enrich our meals in a cost-effective and low-calorie way. They are said to have many positive effects on our health.
The healthy powerhouse also scores with the secondary plant compound phthalide. This supports the cardiovascular system by having a relaxing effect on the vascular muscles. The vessels widen, and blood can flow through more easily. This directly contributes to lowering blood pressure.
But the cholesterol-lowering effect and the positive influence of the magnesium it contains on the nervous system also contribute to improving blood pressure values. Additionally, the high content of potassium, which makes celery diuretic, can support the normalization of blood pressure.
A small study in 2014 showed a reduction in blood pressure through the intake of celery seeds. Unfortunately, this study is considered not very conclusive due to the small number of participants and the short duration of observation.
The recommended intake is four stalks of stalk celery daily. However, the good ingredients are also found in the celery root or in the seeds. This opens up a variety of consumption options. Whether as raw vegetables with dip, soup, schnitzel, salad, and the like - celery is good for you. Even juicing is possible with this native vegetable. This way, celery can also be well integrated into smoothies. To preserve the good ingredients, celery should preferably not be cooked for long but rather eaten raw or gently steamed.
Be creative and take advantage of the benefits of the native power food celery.
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This article is from BloodPressureDB – the leading app since 2011 that supports hundreds of thousands in blood pressure monitoring every day.
Our content is based on carefully researched, evidence-based data and is continuously updated (as of 04/2024).
Author Sabine Croci is a certified medical assistant with many years of experience in internal medicine and cardiology as well as in outpatient care and has been leading the editorial team of BloodPressureDB since 2015. Thanks to her extensive additional qualifications as a paramedic, first responder, and in various therapy and emergency areas, she provides well-founded, practical, and reliably verified information.
Author Sabine Croci is a certified medical assistant with many years of experience in internal medicine and cardiology as well as in outpatient care and has been leading the editorial team of BloodPressureDB since 2015. Thanks to her extensive additional qualifications as a paramedic, first responder, and in various therapy and emergency areas, she provides well-founded, practical, and reliably verified information.
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