Drink water when you wake. — Oct 11, 2026

Add garlic today. Ried 2020 meta-analysis (PMID 32010325): 12 RCTs, 553 hypertensives — garlic lowered SBP ~8.3 and DBP ~5.5 mm Hg vs placebo. Study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32010325/ Related: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZ6Kh9BiQkw Educational tip only. Not medical advice.

Eat beets today. Kapil et al., Hypertension 2015 (PMID 25421976): dietary nitrate from beetroot juice lowered clinic, ambulatory, and home blood pressure over 4 weeks in adults with hypertension. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25421976/ Educational tip only. Not medical advice. Related long-for…

Drink green tea today. Kuriyama S et al. JAMA 2006;296(10):1255-1265. PMID 16968850. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16968850/ Ohsaki National Health Insurance Cohort (n=40,530). Higher green tea intake associated with lower all-cause and CVD mortality (stronger CVD signal in women). Observationa…

Ask for an hs-CRP today. The lie I taught in medical school: if your cholesterol looks fine, you do not need an inflammation marker. That's the myth. Emerging Risk Factors Collaboration. C-reactive protein concentration and risk of coronary heart disease, stroke, and mortality: an individual…