High blood pressure treatments – read this first
Matching high blood pressure treatments with causes
The biggest problem with high blood pressure treatments is determining the cause and appropriate approach.
According to the medical establishment the cause of over 90% of high blood pressure causes is unknown. What that means in reality is that for the vast majority of high blood pressure cases a single identifiable cause can not be determined.
The fact is that there any many causes of high blood pressure including:
Hawthorn – good for lowering blood pressure and heart health (photo by Paul Horner)
- genetics
- age
- poor diet
- lack of exercise
- stress
Most people suffer from high blood pressure from a variety of causes. If your blood pressure is moderately high you might want to try different approaches to see what works best.
Alternative high blood pressure cures can be divided up to three main categories:
- changes to your daily diet
- daily physical exercise
- daily mental relaxation practice
Changing your diet mainly helps reduce high blood pressure caused by poor diet (which includes the vast majority of Western world cuisine). Mind you, improving your diet can also help reduce high blood pressure caused by age and genetics.
Physical exercise is most beneficial in reducing high blood pressure cause by an otherwise inactive lifestyle. It also good for lowering high blood pressure caused from genetics and aging. Some people clam that it can help reduce your stress levels as well.
By mental exercises I mean any exercise that have the purpose of affecting your nervous system. These exercises have the most benefit for people suffering from high stress levels and associated high blood pressure.
The High Blood Pressure Shotgun Treatment
If you have very high blood pressure (like I did) you might want to take the ‘shotgun’ approach and improve your diet as well as practice mental and physical exercises.
The shotgun method almost guarantees that your blood pressure will come down. On top of that, you’ll feel healthier and happier than you have for years.
If you’re ready to shotgun your blood pressure back down to healthy levels I’d recommend the David O’Hara’s Breatheasy program.
The audio slow breathing program really works. If you take your blood pressure before and after a 15 breathing exercise you’ll notice the difference – a 5 to 10 point drop. Not bad for a quarter of an hour of your time. The effect is cumulative so you blood pressure will slowly get back to lower level over time provided your can spare those 15 minutes each day.
Breatheasy also comes with Kevin Riley’s guide Get Natural! which is a great source of information on diet.
All you’ll need then is a pair of trainers (or ‘sneakers’ in N America) to kickstart your exercises.
Take care one and all,
Simon
Update 2016: new slow breathing program and blood pressure guide now available!
David O’Hara’s Breatheasy program and Kevin Riley’s Get Natural! book are no longer available. So I’ve put together my own slow breathing audio program and, with my partner, a guide to lowering your blood pressure naturally.
You can check out the slow breathing tracks here: Breathe-Slow.com
— By the way, I’m currently giving away the slow breathing audio program for free when you buy the guide book (and vice versa), so you can benefit from both right away —
The book – Lower Your Blood Pressure Naturally – is an up-to-date and comprehensive guide to lowering your blood pressure and keeping it low through easy, effective and enjoyable changes in lifestyle.
Since there are many factors which affect your blood pressure, the best way to lower your blood pressure without drugs is to apply a broad approach, and the guide covers all causes and cures with natural home-based remedies.
These include the large choice of affordable natural ingredients that lower blood pressure, many of which are available in local stores, as well as tips for being more active in your everyday life, and good ideas for relaxation and stress reduction.
To keep it simple, the guide is arranged in a series of 9 easy-to-follow steps.
These progressive steps are based on the principle that positive incremental change is always best in health matters.
Each chapter will take you further along the road of greater vigour and peace of mind (and a healthy blood pressure).
Click on the picture for more information!
And don’t forget, you’ll get a full set of guided slow breathing tracks as a free bonus too!
Seriously, it’s never been easier to lower your blood pressure naturally 🙂
