A Small Glass of Pomegranate Juice
Fresh pomegranate is pressed into a small glass with no sugar. It is a fruit drink, not a blood-pressure treatment and not heart medicine.
Important: this remedy is only a supportive home measure. Keep taking any medicine your doctor has prescribed, monitor your readings, and consult your doctor before adding anything new.
A small unsweetened glass of pomegranate
A ripe pomegranate can be juiced at home and poured as a small glass, with nothing sweet added. The seeds and the glass stay modest. People drink it as fruit, the same way they might eat the arils from a bowl. It is not a blood-pressure treatment and it does not cure heart disease.
Do not add sugar, honey, or salt. Do not drink a jug because the fruit is in season. Anyone on blood-pressure or heart medicine should keep that medicine unchanged. If a doctor has asked you to limit potassium or certain fruit juices, ask before you make this a habit.
Ingredients
- 1 small ripe pomegranate
- A clean glass
- No sugar, honey, or salt
How to prepare
- Open the pomegranate and separate the arils from the bitter pith.
- Press or blend the arils and strain a small glass. Add nothing sweet.
How to use
- Drink one small glass, not a large tumbler and not several refills.
- Have it with food in the day. Do not treat it as a dose of medicine.
- Keep taking blood-pressure or heart medicine as your doctor prescribed.
Helpful habits
- Eating a small bowl of the seeds is just as much this habit as the juice.
- Drink it the same day. Fresh juice does not need to sit in the fridge for later in the week.
Precautions
- This does not replace blood-pressure or heart medicine.
- This is fruit, not a treatment for blood pressure or the heart.
- Skip the juice if your doctor has limited fruit juices for you, and seek care for chest pain.
Frequently asked questions
Will pomegranate juice lower blood pressure?
- No. A small unsweetened glass is only fruit. It does not replace blood-pressure or heart medicine.
Can I add sugar or honey?
- No. This glass is fresh juice with nothing sweet added.
How much is a small glass?
- One modest glass from one small fruit. A full jug is not the idea.
