According to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, one in three adults in the United States has high blood pressure. Though it usually has few overt symptoms, high blood pressure can furtively damage the heart, blood vessels and kidneys over the course of many years. Fulvic acid, also known as humic acid, can be an important substance used to control blood pressure. It is a complex mixture of many different organic acids found in the soil produced by the biodegradation of dead organic matter.
Definition
Blood pressure is defined as the pressure exerted by circulating blood upon the walls of the blood vessels. It is one of the principle means of diagnosing serious health conditions such as hypertension and overall mortality. Your blood pressure is made up of two main measurements: systolic blood pressure is the pressure exerted when the heart beats while pumping blood, and diastolic blood pressure is the pressure exerted when the heart is at rest between beats.
Study
According to a 1991 study published in the "Annals of Medicine" by researchers from the University of Helsinki, Finland, minerals such as sodium, calcium and magnesium play a critical role in the normal regulation of blood pressure. Sodium and potassium in particular regulate fluid balance and therefore influence cardiac output. All minerals influence the control of arterial resistance.
Fulvic Acid
A microbe that is present around the roots of plants decays organic matter and produces the molecule known as fulvic acid. It is an acid that has the ability to dissolve and readily bond minerals and nutritional elements. When it is consumed by humans from plants or independent supplements, fulvic acid improves the ability of your body to actively absorb minerals.
Significance
Fulvic acid itself is not a mineral, and it does not directly control blood pressure. Instead, the ability of fulvic acid to actively promote the absorption of minerals means that they are presented to the cells in a highly bio-available form. The bio-availability refers to the amount of minerals that reaches the circulatory system unchanged. Within the body the minerals are put to use as electrolytes, which are essentially substances that can conduct electricity. Electrolytes such as potassium are critical to sending electrical signals in the body. Electricity helps control the elasticity of muscles in the arterial walls, allowing blood pressure to change naturally by expanding or lessening the volume of blood.
Considerations
Many mineral supplements are insoluble in water and flushed easily out of the body without first being dissolved. They are therefore less bioavailable to the cells before they can be used throughout your body as electrolytes. Fulvic acid, on the other hand, bonds easily with the inorganic minerals and makes them far more palatable for your body.
