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This cheap food can lower blood pressure and improve sleep
By Reda Wigle,
7 hours ago
Bring on the beans!
A slew of research suggests a healthy heap of black beans can help lower blood pressure, promote sleep and weight loss, and reduce cancer risk.
Black beans contain phytochemicals, compounds associated with improvements in blood vessel function.
In a 2020 study focused on the effects of black and white bean consumption on lab rats with high blood pressure, researchers found that the rodents that ate black beans had reduced hypertension and greater arterial flexibility than those fed a white variety.
Black beans are associated with lowering blood pressure. shabbydecor – stock.adobe.com
Black beans are rich in tryptophan. Cavan – stock.adobe.com
The study also noted that the effects were only maintained when the rats continued to eat black beans, suggesting the estimated 50% of Americans affected by high blood pressure would do well to consistently incorporate them into their diets.
Black beans could help the body regulate its sleep cycles. Sanja_85 – stock.adobe.com
Black beans may also help us fade to black at night.
Those beans contain tryptophan, an amino acid crucial to the production of melatonin and serotonin, which are the chemicals that regulate our natural circadian rhythms and encourage us to rise, shine and lay down for shut-eye.
The impetus to eat more beans can also cut your cancer risk.
Black beans are rich in both fiber and protein. mnimage – stock.adobe.com
Dr. Andre Goy, M.D., chief physician of Hackensack Meridian Health’s John Theurer Cancer Center in New Jersey, recently told The Post that he recommends that people who want to lower their risk of developing cancer “choose whole, unprocessed foods as much as possible. Focus on plant foods that are protein sources, such as black beans.”
Indeed, the heavy presence of black beans on Taco Bell’s menus has helped the popular chain establish itself as the leader in healthy fast food , according to nutrition experts.
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