The Mediterranean diet, which includes healthy fats like olive oil, is widely considered a blood pressure-friendly diet.
Extensive research has earned olive oil its reputation as one of the healthiest foods on earth.
The health benefits of the fruit of the olive tree (Olea europaea) actually date back thousands of years. But as it turns out, the lesser-hyped olive leaf may, in fact, possess the olive tree's most powerful health properties.*
Clinical Research Shows Amazing Blood Pressure Results
In what is perhaps the most significant clinical trial demonstrating the remarkable impact of olive leaf extract in supporting healthy blood pressure, researchers looked at 20 sets of identical twins (to minimize any differences in response based on genetics), with each twin assigned to a different group. Two clinical trials were conducted.*
In the first trial, which lasted 8 weeks, one group was given 500 mg of a highly purified olive leaf extract daily, while the other group only received advice on supporting healthy blood pressure with lifestyle changes.
Remarkably, the group receiving olive leaf extract showed a greater ability to support both systolic and diastolic blood pressure. What's more, the olive leaf group began to show improvements in as few as 7 days!*
In a second 8-week trial, researchers compared the effects of 500 mg daily dosage of the same olive leaf extract to a daily 1,000 mg dose. The results were astounding. Participants taking 1,000 mg of olive leaf extract saw benefits in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure, as well as support for normal total cholesterol and triglycerides after 8 weeks when compared to the 500 mg daily dose participants.*
The Vitamin K2/Blood Pressure Connection
Vitamin K2 is vital for two things: bone health and cardiovascular health.
Vitamin K2 is required to carboxylate, or “turn on”, the matrix GLA Protein (MGP), which shuttles calcium where it is needed in your body, such as your bones.
Simply put: The strength and elasticity of blood vessels and arteries are vitally important to maintaining healthy blood pressure.
In essence, vitamin K2 can help support blood vessel flexibility and pliability to help keep your blood pressure in the normal range.