| High blood pressure kills over 43,000
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| | yoga, tai qi, massage, relaxation music,
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| Americans annually, and contributes to
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| | and prayerful meditation.
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| more than 227,000 other fatalities every
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| | 6. Cut back on alcohol to less than 1-2
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| year, making it the third most deadly
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| | drinks a day. This is not only good for
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| disease. A quarter of all Americans
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| | relieving stress, but also as a high
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| suffer from high blood pressure symptoms
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| | blood pressure treatment.
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| today, and roughly one in four of these
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| | 7. Quit Smoking.
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| receive high blood pressure treatment in
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| | 8. Make sure you get enough rest, and if
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| some form. That still means that tens of
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| | you suffer from insomnia, actively
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| millions of Americans need high blood
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| | address this problem with the help of
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| pressure treatment but don't get it. With
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| | your doctor.
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| patients responding to high blood
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| | 9. Take time you need to prioritize,
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| pressure treatment in 90 to 95% of all
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| | anticipate life changes and make
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| cases, these tens of millions are really
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| | decisions. Pace yourself in general.
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| missing out!
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| | 10. Be kind and patient with yourself.
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| 10 Step Stress-Relief and High Blood
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| | One controversial inclusion in the
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| Pressure Treatment( Plan
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| | 10-step plan above is no. 7: "quit
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| Daily habits, as well as constantly
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| | smoking." Many smokers condition
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| reacting to situations that are
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| | themselves to use cigarettes when they
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| stressful, is a direct cause of
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| | are stressed, since nicotine relieves the
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| hypertension. In the U.S., there is
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| | stress response for a few minutes. To
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| increasing attention on proactive
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| | suggest quitting smoking as a means of
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| anti-stress techniques as a treatment for
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| | stress relief would seem crazy! However,
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| high blood pressure symptoms( So, how can
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| | since the stress response returns when
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| we de-stress and lower blood pressure?
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| | the nicotine wears off, smokers must
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| One way is to follow a 10 Step
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| | reach for another cigarette under the
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| Stress-Relief and High Blood Pressure
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| | mistaken notion that they are actually
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| Treatment Plan:
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| | dealing with the problem, rather than
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| 1. Accept the fact that life includes a
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| | compounding it. Smoking also leads to
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| certain amount of stress and always will,
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| | high cholesterol, a major cause of
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| and that it is your response to stress
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| | hypertension, and certainly not something
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| that you can learn to control, not always
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| | desirable in a high blood pressure
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| your circumstances.
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| | treatment plan! This vicious circle can
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| 2. Accept the fact that if your blood
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| | only be broken through taking active
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| pressure goes up under stress, you may
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| | measures to quit smoking. Once free of
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| need to simplify your life by identifying
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| | the addiction, people who suffer from
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| sources of stress that you can avoid.
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| | high blood pressure symptoms will then be
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| 3. Daily aerobic walking is proven to
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| | able to find alternative, long-lasting,
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| reduce the negative effects of stress. It
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| | and much healthier ways to de-stress.
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| also controls weight, another factor in
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| | You might not know when your blood
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| high blood pressure treatment(
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| | pressure shoots up, unless you monitor it
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| 4. Address anxiety by prescription or
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| | regularly. But you can learn to recognize
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| natural medicine, such as vitamin
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| | when things are getting too stressful,
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| nutritional supplements.
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| | and use simple techniques to address the
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| 5. Address stress response by learning
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| | stress response. In this way, you will be
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| and practicing breathing techniques,
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| | addressing your high blood pressure too.
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