Beet Root & Smecta: Natural Remedies for Blood Pressure & Gut Issues

0:00Struggling with blood pressure meds that don't agree with you? Listeners are turning to beetroot as a natural option. Studies show beetroot juice can drop your systolic number by up to 10 points, especially with 200 to 800 mg of nitrate, daily. Go for quality products like Nutricoss Organic Beetroot Powder or Liquid Organic Pure Beet Juice, since tests found choose often lack nitrates. Check under 300 mg a day to avoid risks like methamaglobanemia, a serious blood issue. Shifting to gut troubles, smecta, a clay called dial smectite, binds toxins and cuts diarrhea fast. Trials and adults and kids prove it works better than placebo, and even five weeks of use won't mess with your microbiome. Kiwi shine for constipation too, beating prunes for some folks on high fiber diets. These search across trials shows they boost bowel movements and ease pain, especially in irritable bowel syndrome cases. These remedies offer real promise from solid science, so chat with your doc before diving

1:03and to find what fits your flow. I'm Corey with the story, and you've been listening to Durham News today, AI-powered local news.