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Food And Drinks For A Healthy Heart

GINGER

Medical News Today

Ginger has been an ingredient in many medicinal practices since ancient times. Pre-Western records have shown ginger to often have been used to cure all kinds of ailments. It was just quite recently, however, that western medicine has taken ginger more seriously. And the data has been quite interesting.

Research has shown that ginger has the ability to lower blood pressure, lower bad cholesterol, contribute to dissolving blood clots in the blood stream, and reduce the arterial plaque that has already formed in the blood vessels. Furthermore, ginger has shown that it can relax the heart arteries, a key step in improving heart health. And finally, ginger has shown promise in making the heart, as a muscle, beat more effectively and efficiently.