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.
Next time you eat an orange donât throw away the peel! Instead, zest a little bit of the peel to add to your favorite salad or side dish. Here are 7 health benefits of orange peel. Heart Health. Hesperidin is an antioxidant found in oranges and there are very high levels of it in the peel. Hesperidin helps protect the heart by lowering blood pressure and regulating cholesterol levels. Adding a little bit of orange peel shavings do your meals will greatly increase your consumption of hesperidin.