#37. Have a portion of Oats each day. 64 Non-Drug ways to lower BP.

I happen to like oats, and it makes a great breakfast cereal with a little (note little) brown sugar and some milk (or water).   At least for me, a bowl of oats is fairly filling, and apparently high in fibre.  What is amazing is the size of reported blood pressure reductions, in just a few weeks…. 7.5 mm Hg reduction in SBP (P &lt.01) and a 5.5 mm Hg reduction in DBP and as added benefit improved cholesterol levels.  Try it, you might like it.   So, when I don’t have soup for breakfast, oats is often my backup meal.    If you buy the raw rolled oats, they fairly inexpensive, and cook nicely in 1 to 2 minutes.   Watch it, it tends to boil over — and make a big mess.

http://www.foodnavigator.com/Science-Nutrition/Oats-to-combat-high-blood-pressure-more-evidence
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11978262