{"id":1292,"date":"2008-09-19T10:00:22","date_gmt":"2008-09-19T15:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/09\/promise%c2%ae-supershots%c2%ae-to-cure-cholesterol-and-high-blood-pressure\/"},"modified":"2009-09-30T13:16:06","modified_gmt":"2009-09-30T18:16:06","slug":"promise%c2%ae-supershots%c2%ae-to-cure-cholesterol-and-high-blood-pressure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/09\/promise%c2%ae-supershots%c2%ae-to-cure-cholesterol-and-high-blood-pressure\/","title":{"rendered":"Promise\u00ae SuperShots\u00ae to Cure Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure"},"content":{"rendered":"

UPDATE: This product is no longer available. Please see the Promise Web site<\/a> for more details.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The brand Promise\u00ae has come up with the cure-all SuperShots\u00ae to cure cholesterol and high blood pressure.<\/p>\n

First, I\u2019ll discuss the blueberry flavored SuperShots\u00ae that \u201cremove cholesterol\u201d from your body.\u00a0 These 100ml servings contain 70 calories, 3.5g fat, 0g sat. fat, 30mg sodium, and less than 1g fiber (1.5 WW Points<\/a>).\u00a0 They claim that this product contains \u201cnatural plant sterols, an ingredient clinically proven to help remove cholesterol from the body as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

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So, let\u2019s break this down\u2026 in my opinion, and there are studies to support this, a key component to lowering your cholesterol level is fiber and this product only contains less than 1 gram. It is promising, however, that these products do contain plant sterols, which have been shown to reduce cholesterol.<\/p>\n

These SuperShots\u00ae products alone are not the miracle cure all for cholesterol; in fact, they even say that these products should be taken along with following a low saturated fat and cholesterol diet.\u00a0 This type of diet is more of the cure for lowering cholesterol along with increasing your intake of fiber.\u00a0 So, this product is a good healthy choice to make for a snack, but your emphasis should be on eating a low-fat, lower calorie, and low-cholesterol diet.<\/p>\n

Second is the product Promise\u00ae has for lowering your blood pressure.\u00a0 On their website, they claim that the \u201cessential, heart healthy fruit blends provide a good source of potassium in a convenient 3 fl. oz. serving*. Potassium can help flush sodium from the body. Promise\u00ae SuperShots\u00ae can be used as part of a high potassium, low-sodium diet because diets containing foods that are good sources of potassium and low in sodium may help reduce the risk of high blood pressure and stroke.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s break this down\u2026 the single best way to reduce your blood pressure is watching and restricting your sodium\/salt intake.\u00a0 However, potassium has been shown to do great things for lower blood pressure, so in this sense, Promise\u00ae is correct.\u00a0 The same goes for this product as the product above, yes these are a healthy choice, but don\u2019t rely on them alone to remove cholesterol or eliminate your high blood pressure.\u00a0 First, follow a low sodium diet, then incorporate this product as a snack.<\/p>\n

The key to overcoming a disease, ideally, is by prevention.\u00a0 Prevent these diseases from even happening. This can be done by following a healthy low-fat, low-cholesterol, moderate-low calorie diet.\u00a0 Make sure you consume plenty of fruits and veggies, whole grains, and water\u2026 and of course, exercise!\u00a0 These products above are OK to consume, but don\u2019t expect them alone to make drastic changes in your body or for your health.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

UPDATE: This product is no longer available. Please see the Promise Web site for more details. The brand Promise\u00ae has come up with the cure-all SuperShots\u00ae to cure cholesterol and high blood pressure. First, I\u2019ll discuss the blueberry flavored SuperShots\u00ae … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3695],"tags":[31,29,38],"class_list":["post-1292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diet-and-nutrition","tag-health-news","tag-nutrition","tag-product-reviews"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1292","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1292"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1292\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12643,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1292\/revisions\/12643"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}