Additionally, beingmindful of the food and drinks you consumecan play a role in regulating your blood pressure.
And, right now is the perfect time to focus on your heart health because February isNational Heart Month!
“Drinkshigh in sugarincrease arterial blood pressure and can be dangerous for hypertensives.
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For this reason, avoiding juices that everyone loves so much is recommended.
“Severalstudieshave shown thatenergy drinkscan cause hypertension.
“Drinking energy drinks daily can cause even higher blood pressure than drinking one occasionally.
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And energy drinks should never be combined with alcohol.”
So, you will lose this benefit if you are not drinking any milk.
Aim for 2 to 3 servings of dairy each day,” says Delk.
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A previous version of this story was published on June 15, 2022.
It has been updated to include additional copy and proofreading revisions, additional research, and updated contextual links.
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