Berries

One of the healthiest foods you can eat is berries. They contain lots of fiber, vitamin C, and antioxidants while having few calories. Berries have a number of surprising health benefits, including the potential to lower risk factors for heart disease including high blood pressure. Antioxidants, such as anthocyanins, the pigments that give berries their vivid color, are abundant in berries.

Anthocyanins have been demonstrated to raise blood levels of nitric oxide and decrease the production of blood vessel-restricting molecules, which may help in lowering blood pressure. However, to confirm these potential mechanisms, the further human study is required. Some of the berries that have been linked to decreasing blood pressure include blueberries, raspberries, chokeberries, cloudberries, and strawberries.