Question from camon202
Stevia is help for high blood pressure. Is it safe for who has low blood pressure?
Debra’s Answer
Well, first, stevia doesn’t even begin to lower your blood pressure until you’ve been taking it for three months. A study gave participants 250mg of stevia to be taken 3 times a day. I don’t know what that translates to in terms of stevia drops or packets of stevia powder.
In the treated group, the average blood pressure at the beginning of the study was about 166/102. By the end of the study, this had fallen to 153/90.No significant reductions were seen in the placebo group.*
This is not much of a drop.
So occasional use of stevia shouldn’t affect you much if you have low blood pressure.
As long as we are talking about blood pressure, a more effective way to lower it is by taking magnesium, particuarly in lotion form so it goes straight into your body.
And about stevia, use it with caution. When I first learned about stevia, I made stevia lemonade all day long. But I found my body did better when I didn’t use it at all. Now I use it occasionally, it’s not one of my main sweeteners.
