Hypertension Problem? An Easy Exercise Can Lower Your Blood Pressure! By Rene Michel

Research has not managed to fully explain the causes of hypertension. It may be classified as essential or secondary. Essential hypertension is the term for high blood pressure without a single clear cause. It accounts for about 95% of cases. Some of the factors that have been associated with hypertension are food habits, lack of physical activity, obesity and too much stress or anxiety. Secondary hypertension is the term for high blood pressure with a known direct cause, such as kidney disease, tumors or birth control pills. Blood pressure does not automatically increase with age. But in the real world it often becomes a bigger problem the older you get.

Hypertension is a common problem, the antihypertensive market is one of the largest markets in the world for prescription drugs. A lot of different kinds of medicines are available, such as Beta Blockers, Alpha Blockers, ACE Inhibitors and Calcium-channel Blockers. Unfortunately, most of them have negative side effects so it may take some testing to find the best medication for each person; one that balances the benefits against any side effects.

Another problem with using only antihypertensive medication to lower your blood pressure is that you are not fixing the real problem. Generally, this means life style changes, such as healthier food and more physical activity. Without changing your life style, the problem is just being suppressed by the medication. This works for a while but then the hypertension starts coming back again and more medication is needed.

Changing your life style can require a lot of will power and it takes time to get result. Still it is the best long term solution. By using stress management techniques and breathing exercises it may be possible to get better and faster results. Slow breathing has helped many to lower their blood pressure.

In this case slow breathing means six to seven breaths per minute. Many people have managed to lower their blood pressure by trying slow breathing for 15 minutes daily. Some people have got good results with eight to ten breaths per minute as well. For many it may take a couple of sessions just to get down to ten breaths per minute. But it is more important to keep your breathing natural, rather than trying to force the number of breaths down. If you try too hard, you may start to hyperventilate which will raise your blood pressure.

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