Doctors told how drinking green tea helps to cope with high blood pressure, reports the Daily Express, citing a study by Chinese scientists.

Green tea is high in polyphenols, powerful antioxidants that help fight high blood pressure. The drink also contains catechins, which open protein channels in the membranes of smooth muscle cells that cover the walls of blood vessels. As a result, positively charged potassium ions leave the cell. In addition, catechins activate a special type of potassium ions KCNQ5, which also reduce blood pressure.

Those who drank at least half a cup of medium-strength green tea every day reduced their risk of developing hypertension by 46%. And for those study participants who consumed more than two and a half cups of tea per day, the risk of developing the disease decreased by 65%.

Earlier in Japan, they found another remedy to reduce high blood pressure.

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