Culinary Rx: The Impact of Flax Seeds on Your Blood Pressure

As I stated in my previous post, high blood pressure is a very common problem and will affect the majority of individuals over the age of 65.

These individuals will have to face the decision as to whether or not they are prepared to use recommended medications and risk potentially serious side effects they can cause.

Clinical Trial: Flax Seeds vs Medication

The October 2013 issue of the medical journal Hypertension published the details of a double blind, placebo-controlled randomized trial. The trial included 110 patients. The average age was 67. Of the participants, 90% were current or prior smokers, 75% had …read more