Dubai-based Adrian Meronk is among a quartet of players tied in the runner-up spot as Smash GC leads Team Event by one shot
sports2 hours ago
The secret weapon is garlic, according to a study published in the scientific journal Maturitas.
In a 12-week trial involving 50 patients, Karen Reid and a team of colleagues at the University of Adelaide discovered that those who took four capsules a day of a supplement called aged garlic extract had blood pressure around 10mmHg lower than a group given a placebo.
Reid said that garlic taken in any other way, whether raw, fresh or in powdered form, doesn’t have the same effect.
“When you cook fresh garlic the ingredient which is responsible for reducing blood pressure disappears,” she said.
“I think the really important point to make is that aged garlic extract as a supplement is the secret weapon for blood pressure.”
Garlic has long been thought to be good for the heart, and traditional Indian Ayurvedic medicine practioners have been promoting the benefits of garlic as a preventative of high blood pressure for centuries.
“Garlic has been used as a treatment to lower blood pressure in Ayurvedic medicine for thousands of years,” said Sundari Ganesh, a practioner of Ayurvedic medicine, told Reuters by phone.
But Reid said their research was the first to assess the impact of aged garlic extract, adding that it was evaluated as an additional treatment to other high blood pressure medication.
High blood pressure is a major risk factor for coronary heart disease, stroke, heart failure, peripheral vascular disease and renal failure.
The risk of disease increases as the level of blood pressure increases. High blood pressure is associated with other risks.
Around 1 billion people globally suffer from high blood pressure.
Dubai-based Adrian Meronk is among a quartet of players tied in the runner-up spot as Smash GC leads Team Event by one shot
sports2 hours ago
The prospect of a large-scale invasion of Rafah, where around 1.2 million civilians are sheltering, has sparked intensifying global alarm
world2 hours ago
The festival saw the participation of 120 students in school theatre, Arabic calligraphy, and visual arts
uae2 hours ago
The PTI founder emphasised a deal is made by someone who wants to leave the country or avoid incarceration
asia3 hours ago
The ministry said later that Russian aircraft and air defence systems had downed a total of 15 ATACMS in the past week
world3 hours ago
Judge ordered the police to ensure the appearance of nine suspects in the Jinnah House attack case, and five others in the Askari Tower case on May 15
asia3 hours ago
Honouring Sharjah as the Guest of Honour at this renowned cultural event also recognises its central role as one of the key World Book Capitals
uae4 hours ago
This year's contest has so far been dominated by calls for Israel to be excluded over its war in Gaza, which the organisers rejected
europe4 hours ago