Flashback Friday: Hibiscus Tea vs. Plant-Based Diet for Hypertension & How Much Is Too Much?

How do the blood-pressure lowering effects of hibiscus tea compare to the DASH diet, a plant-based diet, and a long-distance endurance exercise? And be aware, the impressive manganese content of hibiscus tea may be the limiting factor for safe daily levels of consumption.

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For more on hypertension, see:
• Whole Grains May Work as Well as Drugs (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/whol...)
• Longer Life Within Walking Distance (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/long...)
• Hearts Shouldn’t Skip a Beet (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/hear...)
• How Not to Die from High Blood Pressure (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-...)
• High Blood Pressure May Be a Choice (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/high...)
• Flax Seeds for Hypertension (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/flax...)

And check out my other hibiscus tea videos:
• Herbal Tea Update: Hibiscus (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/herb...)
• Better Than Green Tea? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/bett...)
• Protecting Teeth from Hibiscus Tea (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/prot...)
• Is There Too Much Aluminum in Tea? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/is-t...)

Lemon can actually boost the antioxidant content of green and white tea. See Green Tea vs. White (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/gree.... And for a comparison of their cancer-fighting effects in vitro, Antimutagenic Activity of Green vs. White Tea (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/anti....

For more on the iron absorption effect, see my video Risks Associated with Iron Supplements (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/risk....

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