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.
Consuming a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and low-fat dairy products has been shown to reduce blood pressure by as much as 14 mm Hg. Avoid foods high in saturated fats and cholesterol to lower your blood pressure. Foods high in potassium, which is important for regulating diastolic pressure. Examples include bananas, apricots, lima beans, avocados, spinach, prunes, oranges, and tomatoes.