Joy's Diet SOS: Nutritionist Joy Bauer Answers Viewer Questions About Blood Pressure
NBC ID: ARDC2474IH | Media Type: Aired Show | Air Date(s): 10/02/2012 | Event Date(s): 10/02/2012Transcript
Event Date(s): 10/02/2012 | Event Location(s): Montgomery, Alabama, Ossining, New York, Port Orange, Florida | Description: GFX HEADER: “Live Web Video” In live 2-way remote via Skype from Montgomery, Alabama, 28-year old Naomi asks a question about her blood pressure and medication she’s taking but her audio cuts out. GFX HEADER: “Lowering Blood Pressure” GFX SUPERS: “Losing weight can reduce blood pressure significantly, Medication will normalize numbers but pills do not have to be permanent, Eat high-potassium foods like potatoes, beans, edamame, bananas, & leafy greens” GFX SUPER: “Viewer Phone Call” GFX: Map of North America zooms to Canada, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and a highlighted New York with the cities of Albany and Ossining. STILL: Insert of caller “Sue” from Ossining, New York. In live 2-way telephone VO Sue says she recently lost 29 pounds and wants to know how to lower her blood pressure naturally through diet. GFX HEADER: “Lowering Blood Pressure” GFX SUPERS: “Sip 2-3 mugs of hibiscus tea daily, Eat high-potassium foods like potatoes, beans, edamame, bananas, & leafy greens” GFX SUPERS: “Live Web Video” In live 2-way remote via Skype from Port Orange, Florida “Tonya” asks if it’s true that garlic lowers your blood pressure. GFX HEADER: “Lowering Blood Pressure” GFX SUPERS: “Garlic is a blood thinner & can lower blood pressure by up to 8%, One garlic clove or 600-900 MG of garlic powder supplements daily is ideal, Eat both raw & cooked garlic for best results” GFX HEADER: “Viewer E-Mail” GFX SUPERS: E-mail from Sharyn in Mansfield, Massachusetts “I was recently diagnosed with high blood pressure. I like salads, but would like to find a salad dressing that is low I salt and fat but still tasty.” GFX HEADER: “Lowering Blood Pressure” GFX SUPERS: “Wild Thymes, Cindy’s Kitchen, and Annie’s offer low-sodium salad dressings, For a homemade low-sodium salad dressing mix 1 part olive oil, 2 parts vinegar & salt-free seasonings” In live in-studio interview “Today” Contributor dietician and nutritionist Joy Bauer answers all the questions posed and gives tips on ways to naturally lower one’s blood pressure through diet.