Celery Juice and Blood Pressure?

[mattyray]

Has anyone had any success juicing celery in an attempt to lower BP? I read in a powerlifting magazine years ago of the success many lifters have in lowering bp via the juicing of celery. Thanks in advance for comments/opinions.

[SkyzykS]

Does Celery Juice Help You Lose Weight?

From the article:

May help control blood pressure

Celery juice may also aid in managing blood pressure (13Trusted Source).

This effect is likely due to celery’s concentration of nitrates, which promote heart health and help lower blood pressure (14Trusted Source, 15Trusted Source).

These aren’t to be confused with the nitrates and nitrites used in food preservation, which are linked to negative effects (15Trusted Source).

And

However, celery juice is also high in potassium — 9 stalks or 16 ounces of juice contains 936 mg, or 20% of your daily potassium requirement (7Trusted Source, 26Trusted Source).

Potassium helps relax blood vessels and lower blood pressure. Lowering your sodium to potassium ratio by consuming more potassium can help lower blood pressure. This means that potassium in celery juice can counteract the sodium and may actually result in lower blood pressure (27Trusted Source, 28Trusted Source, 29Trusted Source).

Those nitrates can also give ridiculous pump & veinousness.

But read for yourself, and be sure to see a doctor if it surpasses levels which meet or exceed 140/xxx.

[warner_mark]

Interesting! I stick to a low-sodium diet for BP control, but I’m curious about celery juice. Anyone have experience tracking their BP before and after trying it?

[SkyzykS]

Not necessarily with celery juice, but by reducing sodium and increasing potassium mine went from really good to almost too good.

That alone can often reduce it from unhealthy/borderline clinical to a good range.

Im not going to venture a guess for anybody else, cuz mileage may vary.