1 Eat foods high in vitamins and mineral the day before your fast. 2  After your fast, drink grapefruit juice. 3  An hour or two after the grapefruit juice is consumed, the digestive system should be reawakened, though groggy. 4  Feel free to slowly eat an apple. Eat foods high in vitamins and mineral the day before your fast. 2  After your fast, drink grapefruit juice. 3  An hour or two after the grapefruit juice is consumed, the digestive system should be reawakened, though groggy. 4  Feel free to slowly eat an apple.
March 22, 2002 -- Two glasses of orange juice a day lowers blood pressure, a new study suggests. It doesn't mean that OJ is the cure for what ails you.It does mean that a good diet is crucial -- especially for heart patients.High blood pressure isn't good for anybody.he blood-pressure decrease we saw is definitely clinically relevant, says Carla McGill, PhD, RD, a nutrition scientist at Tropicana. If we could reduce blood pressure by this much it would be very good for all patients.. At the end of the study, the patients stopped drinking orange juice for two weeks.
Eating a diet that is rich in whole grains, fruits, vegetables and low-fat dairy products and skimps on saturated fat and cholesterol can lower your blood pressure by up to 14 mm Hg. This eating plan is known as the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet.ven a small reduction in the sodium in your diet can reduce blood pressure by 2 to 8 mm Hg. The effect of sodium intake on blood pressure varies among groups of people. In general, limit sodium to less than 2,300 milligrams (mg) a day or less.