LEARN THE RELAXATION TECHNIQUES TO REDUCE BLOOD PRESSURE

WHAT IS HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE?
High blood pressure will lead to many diseases, like diabetes and certain kidney diseases. A normal blood pressure will be reading 120/80, and the high blood pressure will have a reading as high as 140/90 or even higher… When arteries carry blood from the heart to the rest of the body with a high pressure than normal, it is in a condition refer to “High blood pressure” or “Hypertension”. This should be taken seriously or it may lead to stroke and heart related diseases.

WHAT CAUSES HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
Remember that the basic cause of high blood pressure is a stressful and sedentary lifestyle, family history, obesity, lack of regular exercise, and unhealthy eating habits.

THE RISK AND SIGN

• Unfortunately the signs and symptoms of high blood pressure stay unnoticed in most cases. However certain experiences like shortness of breath, headache, blurred vision and dizziness may indicate a rise in blood pressure. Some symptoms of anxiety shared the same with high blodd pressure.
• Some other risk factors for high blood pressure leading to hypertension are excessive intake of sodium in diet, aging, diabetes, certain kidney diseases and atherosclerosis (thickening and hardening of the arteries).
• High blood pressure are common in pregnancy, the mother should always be relax all the time.
• High BP can also give rise to severe complications like stroke and heart attack (because of weakened blood vessels, causing aneurysm). Hypertension may also lead to loss of vision and disturbed metabolic syndrome.
• High blood pressure may also affect the kidneys by narrowing and weakening blood vessels in the kidneys.

INTRODUCTION TO RELAXATION TECHNIQUES
Health professionals, doctors and psychotherapists are skilled at and do teach relaxation techniques to reduce blood pressure, but there are many things that you can do on your own to check your blood pressure from rising. Relaxation techniques are meant to increase awareness of your body and refocusing your attention towards a calming thought.

Effective relaxation techniques that reduce blood pressure:

• Ocean, Wind and Stream Sound with Music
• Proper exercise
• Tai Chi
• Relaxation Hypnosis
• Tuina
• Meditation

Let’s look at some of the less common but very effective relaxation methods, use and practice these methods regularly to increase the effect. Although these techniques are not as common, but they are very useful against high blood pressure with more practice.

Progressive Muscle Relaxation. This is a form of relaxation technique where you need to slowly focus on getting each muscle group focused and then relaxed. Start by tensing and then relaxing the muscles in your toes and slowly work upwards to your neck and head. Use a minimum of least five seconds to tense your muscles, and then relax for 30 seconds, before you repeat the entire set. This exercise is very helpful in making you aware of physical sensations by learning to realize the difference between muscle tension and relaxation.

Visual Relaxation- This amazing relaxation technique to reduce blood pressure teaches you to visualize mental images of a peaceful and calm situation or place. Try to exercise as many of your senses as you can- sounds, sights, textures and smells. The best way to do this would be to sit at a quiet and calm place, wearing loose cotton clothing. You should be able to close your eyes and focus on the peaceful visions for optimum effect.

Autogenic Relax Technique. Autogenic relaxation is a way of combining yoga and meditation with progressive relaxation techniques. Practitioner will sit on a meditation posture and start to relax the body part by part from toe to head or head to toe. Before starting, the practitioner will imagine the relaxing and clam environment, using all sense to create a picture, smell, sound and any kind of relaxation elements.  Next, the practitioner will use hypnotic self help wording, such as “feeling the arms relax and warm”, read it repeating in the mind and activate the sense and feelings of relax and warm to the arm. Do the same to each part of the body, and repeat them until you feel extreme relaxing.

CONCLUSION
Uncontrolled high blood pressure can damage the arteries. It can give rise to complications such as stroke and heart attack. Practicing relaxation techniques to reduce blood pressure help you to maintain mental, physical, and emotional health. If your blood pressure are cause by pressure and anxiety, feel free to visit our website: Complementary Natural Herbal Treatment for Anxiety and stress.