{"id":48548,"date":"2025-08-05T12:04:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T12:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/?post_type=health-conditions&#038;p=48548"},"modified":"2025-09-25T11:07:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T11:07:37","slug":"hypertension","status":"publish","type":"health-conditions","link":"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/hypertension\/","title":{"rendered":"Hypertension\u00a0(high blood pressure)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"48548\" class=\"elementor elementor-48548\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2942d9cb e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2942d9cb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eebfa21 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5eebfa21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>information on nutrition, diet, lifestyle &amp; research on treatment<\/h4><p>Hypertension is the medical term for high blood pressure, a condition with many causes. Approximately 95% of people with high blood pressure have &#8220;essential&#8221; hypertension (also called &#8220;idiopathic&#8221; or &#8220;primary&#8221; hypertension).<\/p><h4>Management<\/h4><p>The following play key roles in management:<\/p><p>Diet, lifestyle changes and natural substances can reduce blood pressure, but this is not a &#8220;cure&#8221; for the condition. Diet, lifestyle changes and\/or another other supplementation must be maintained in order to manage hypertension.<\/p><p>Maintenance is critical. Hypertension is a primary risk factor for many serious conditions including stroke, heart attack, leaking arteries (aneurysms), kidney disease and peripheral heart disease. It is a major indicator of a shorter life span.<\/p><p><strong>What Is &#8220;Normal&#8221; Blood Pressure?<\/strong><\/p><p>There are several categories of blood pressure, including:<\/p><p>\u2022 Normal: Less than 120\/80 <\/p><p>\u2022 Prehypertension: 120-139\/80-89<\/p><p>\u2022 Stage 1: 140-159\/90-99<\/p><p>\u2022 Stage 2: 160 and above\/100 &amp; above<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/hypertension\/high-blood-pressure-nutrition\/\">Diet and nutrition discussion<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cdf37de e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7cdf37de\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61cdf006 e-n-tabs-mobile cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"61cdf006\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tabs_justify_horizontal&quot;:&quot;start&quot;,&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"1640886278\" aria-label=\"Tabs. Open items with Enter or Space, close with Escape and navigate using the Arrow keys.\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-heading\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-16408862781\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-16408862781\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab-index=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-16408862781\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tSymptoms \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-16408862782\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-16408862782\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-16408862782\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tCauses \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-16408862783\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-16408862783\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-16408862783\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t Diet \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"supplement\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-16408862784\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-16408862784\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 4;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tSupplement options \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"lifestyle\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-16408862785\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-16408862785\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 5;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tLifestyle\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"other\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-16408862786\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"6\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-16408862786\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 6;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tIntegrative approaches \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-16408862781\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-16408862781\" data-tab-index=\"1\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\" class=\"e-active elementor-element elementor-element-70769b1e e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"70769b1e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10840f6b e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"10840f6b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66d60633 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66d60633\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 id=\"symptoms\">Symptoms<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37b4fcca e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37b4fcca\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65725772 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65725772\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Essential hypertension is usually without symptoms until complications develop. The symptoms of complications are typically related to circulation and heart issues. High blood pressure can also be due to being overweight &#8211; so that lifestyle changes can bring about significant improvement.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-16408862782\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-16408862782\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-2a346cd4 e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2a346cd4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12c63e97 e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"12c63e97\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d622e85 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d622e85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 id=\"causes\">Causes of Hypertension (high blood pressure)<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ce29481 e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7ce29481\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4621c3e7 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4621c3e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTwo forms of high blood pressure include essential (or primary) hypertension and secondary hypertension. Essential hypertension is a far more common condition and accounts for 95% of the population with hypertension. The cause of essential hypertension is unknown. In secondary hypertension, which accounts for 5% of all cases, the high blood pressure is secondary to or caused by a specific abnormality in one of the organs or systems of the body such as renal hypertension, adrenal gland tumors and coarctation of the aorta.\n<ul>\n \t<li><strong>Weight<\/strong>. Carrying excessive body weight can increase blood pressure due to increase in blood produced to supply oxygen and nutrients to tissues in your body.<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>Ethnicity<\/strong>. People of African American and Native American ethnicity have very high rates of high blood pressure.<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>Activity level<\/strong>. Lack of physical activity tends to increase heart rate, which forces your heart to work harder with each contraction.<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>Tobacco use<\/strong>. Chemicals in cigarettes and tobacco can damage artery walls.<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>Sodium intake<\/strong>. Excessive sodium in the diet can result in fluid retention and high blood pressure, especially in people sensitive to sodium.<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>Potassium intake<\/strong>. Low potassium can result in elevated sodium in cells, because the two balance one another.<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>Stress<\/strong>. Chronic Stress can raise blood pressure.<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>Anger<\/strong>. Chronic underlying anger and resentment can raise blood pressure (in Chinese medicine, pattern of imbalance could be Liver Yang Rising or Heart Heat).<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>Alcohol consumption<\/strong>. Excessive alcohol intake can, over time, increase the risk of heart disease.<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>Age<\/strong>. The risk of high blood pressure increases as you get older.<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>Family history<\/strong>. People with relatives who have high blood pressure are more likely to develop high blood pressure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nHigh blood pressure can also be caused by an underlying condition, such as kidney disease, hormonal disorders, thyroid disease, adrenal gland disease, and the use of certain drugs, such as oral contraceptives, or herbs such as licorice. This type of high blood pressure is called secondary hypertension.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-16408862783\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-16408862783\" data-tab-index=\"3\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-3974794f e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3974794f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b40841b e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4b40841b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6de937e2 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6de937e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 id=\"diet\">Diet<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a958640 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a958640\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/hypertension\/high-blood-pressure-nutrition\/#diet\">Cut back on salt<\/a>: Salt intake has also been definitively linked to hypertension in the West. For most people, eliminating salt from the diet lowers blood pressure. The more salt is removed, the greater the beneficial blood pressure-lowering effect.<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/hypertension\/high-blood-pressure-nutrition\/#diet\">Eat vegetables<\/a>: Vegetarian diets have been reported to significantly lower blood pressure. This occurs partly because fruits and vegetables contain potassium &#8211; a known blood pressure-lowering mineral. The fiber provided by vegetarian diets may also help reduce high blood pressure.<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/hypertension\/high-blood-pressure-nutrition\/#diet\">Avoid sugar<\/a>: Sugar reportedly raises blood pressure in animals and humans. Some medical professionals recommend that people with high blood pressure cut back on their intake of sugar. We recommend that you especially avoid white sugar.<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/hypertension\/high-blood-pressure-nutrition\/#diet\">Avoid caffeine<\/a>: Although the long-term effects of avoiding caffeine (from coffee, tea, chocolate, cola drinks, and some medications) many health providers tell patients with hypertension to avoid caffeine.<\/li>\n \t<li><b>Avoid food allergens<\/b>: One study of 15 people who had migraine headaches reports that when they consumed a hypoallergenic diet there was a marked drop in the blood pressure for all of them.<sup>24<\/sup>\u00a0If you have hypertension, you should consider allergen elimination when you talk to your medical professional.<\/li>\n \t<li><b>Heavy Metals &amp; Lead<\/b>: Heavy metal and lead exposure has been tied to hypertension in some,<sup>25<\/sup>\u00a0but not all, studies.<sup>26<\/sup>\u00a0If diet, lifestyle and other methods to reduce blood pressure are not effective it is appropriate to check heavy metal levels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nRead more about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/hypertension\/#supplement\">supplements<\/a>\u00a0and other\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/hypertension\/#other\">integrative approaches<\/a>.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-16408862784\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"supplement\" data-tab-index=\"4\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 4;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-1b9f7297 e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1b9f7297\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ff2730 e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3ff2730\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57707720 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57707720\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 id=\"supplements\">Helpful Supplements<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77223670 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77223670\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li>Regarding the Revision Formula recommendation: ReVision is a Liver tonic &#8211; the liver is the primary meridian responsible for the free flow of blood and energy throughout the body. High blood pressure is a form of &#8220;stuck&#8221; energy in Chinese medicine.<\/li>\n \t<li>Regarding the Coleus Forskohlii recommendation: Like Revision, Coleus helps improve blood flow. It especially helps to reduce blood pressure.<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/hypertension\/high-blood-pressure-nutrition\/#supplementoptions\">CoQ10<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/hypertension\/high-blood-pressure-nutrition\/#supplementoptions\">Omega 3 Fish Oil<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/studylist\/olive-leaf-extract-2011-2015-16-lowers-high-blood-pressure\/\">Olive leaf extract<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/hypertension\/high-blood-pressure-nutrition\/#othern\">Discussion of other nutrients<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-16408862785\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"lifestyle\" data-tab-index=\"5\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 5;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-2811243f e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2811243f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f7bc91f e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f7bc91f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58fa252e cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58fa252e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 id=\"lifestyle\">Lifestyle Modification<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34503f4 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34503f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Exercise<\/strong><\/p><p>Daily exercise goes a long way towards reducing blood pressure. and can do so.<sup>29<\/sup>\u00a0One study reported that a 12-week Tai Chi program was equally effective to aerobic exercise in reducing blood pressure.<sup>30<\/sup>\u00a0Weight training also seems to help reduce blood pressure, but gradual strengthening is important.<sup>31<\/sup>\u00a0The act of lifting heavy weights is known to sharply raise blood pressure. Therefore, patients who also have heart disease, should begin strenuous weight training with care. Generally, those over 40 should check with their medical professional before beginning any new, especially strenuous, exercise program.<\/p><p><strong>Weight<\/strong><\/p><p>Being overweight is a major consideration and risk factor and most hypertension patients are overweight. Losing weight is one of the best things you can do to lower your blood pressure.<sup>32<\/sup>\u00a0Even reducing your weight by only 10 pounds can make a marked blood pressure reduction.<sup>33<\/sup>\u00a0The value of losing weight is even greater than restricting salt consumption.<sup>34<\/sup><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-16408862786\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"other\" data-tab-index=\"6\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 6;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-46b5085e e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"46b5085e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1955c48a e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1955c48a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d82e36a cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d82e36a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 id=\"other\">Other Integrative Approaches<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59a5ab33 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59a5ab33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Meditation &amp; Yoga<\/strong><\/p><p>Men&#8217;s stress, anxiety, and stress on the job has been tied to hypertension.<sup>67-70<\/sup>\u00a0Interestingly, some studies have connected high blood pressure directly to suppressed anger and aggression.<sup>71<\/sup>\u00a0However, the benefit of treatment for stress is controversial &#8211; undoubtedly because not all treatments are the same. Some trials found that biofeedback or some forms of meditation were no more successful than placebo.<sup>72-74<\/sup>\u00a0However other trials reported good results combining yoga, biofeedback, and\/or meditation.<sup>75-77<\/sup>\u00a0A 2007 assessment reported that Transcendental Meditation\u00ae Zen Buddist meditation and Qi Gong markedly reduced blood pressure.<sup>105<\/sup>\u00a0It also found that yoga and mindfullness-based stress reduction reduced stress.<sup>105, 109<\/sup>. Other research has reported that Transcendental Meditation is very effective in reducing high blood pressure and anxiety.<sup>106-108<\/sup><\/p><p><strong>Acupuncture<\/strong><\/p><p>Preliminary animal studies<sup>78<\/sup>\u00a0and human research\u00a0<sup>79-81<\/sup>\u00a0suggests that acupuncture may support blood pressure regulation. Most,<sup>82-88<\/sup>\u00a0trials also report that acupuncture may effectively reduce blood pressure, at least during the period immediately following treatment. Over the longer term it appears that acupuncture (electroacupuncture) reduces systolic but not diastolic blood pressure.<sup>110<\/sup><\/p><p><strong>Auricular acupressure<\/strong><\/p><p>Ear (auricular) acupressure has been suggested to be an beneficial treatment for high blood pressure,<sup>89 90 91<\/sup>\u00a0though in one case the improvement was not much better than utilization of traditional herbal medicines.<sup>92<\/sup><\/p><p><strong>Chiropractic<\/strong><\/p><p>Spinal manipulation may at least temporarily lower blood pressure in healthy people.<sup>93-96<\/sup>\u00a0But it may be no better than the hypotensive effect of fake manipulation.<sup>97<\/sup>\u00a0In hypertensive people, temporary, short-term, decreases in blood pressure have also been reported after spinal manipulation.<sup>98-104<\/sup><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e30cb0d e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4e30cb0d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59ea3fed cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59ea3fed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conventional Treatment<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-469e1005 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"469e1005\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Essential hypertension has no cure, but treatment can modify its course. Many drug combinations are used to treat hypertension, as are diuretics. Several classes of diuretics exist, including thiazide diuretics, loop diuretics, and potassium-sparing diuretics. Diuretics are usually combined with beta-blockers or ACE inhibitors. Alternatively, calcium channel blockers may be combined with diuretics. Healthcare practitioners may also recommend lifestyle modifications, such as moderate weight reduction and dietary sodium restriction.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38b2603 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"38b2603\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Self Help<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b593a1a cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b593a1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li><b>Stop smoking<\/b>: Smoking is especially harmful for people with high blood pressure.<sup>27<\/sup>\u00a0Combining smoking and hypertension greatly increases the risk of sickness and death from heart disease related conditions. All people with hypertension need to stop smoking.<\/li>\n \t<li><b>Alcohol in moderation<\/b>: Drinking 3+ alcoholic beverages daily appears to increase blood pressure in proportion to the amount of alcohol consumed.<sup>28<\/sup><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/hypertension\/#lifestyle\">Exercise<\/a>: Daily exercise can markedly lower blood pressure.<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/hypertension\/#lifestyle\">Weight loss<\/a>: Weight loss can lower blood pressure markedly in patients who overweight.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-824770c cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"824770c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">High Blood Pressure News<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea2820a cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea2820a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Want to learn more? See our blog\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/blog\/hypertension-and-the-eyes\/\">news on hypertension<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17ca4d02 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"17ca4d02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Studies<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-356190fb cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"356190fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>See\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/studies-bydisease\/hypertension\/\">footnotes and research<\/a>.<\/p><p>More footnotes:<\/p><p>105. Ospina MB, Bond K, Karkhaneh M, et al. (June 2007). &#8220;Meditation practices for health: state of the research&#8221;. Evid Rep Technol Assess (Full Rep) (155): 148<\/p><p>106. Anderson, J.; Liu, C.; Kryscio, R. Blood pressure response to transcendental meditation: A meta analysis. Am. J. Hypertens 2008, 21, 310-316<\/p><p>107. Barnes, V.A.; Treiber, F.A.; Davis, H. Impact of transcendental meditation on cardiovascular function at rest and during acute stress in adolescents with high normal blood pressure. J. Psychosom. Res. 2001, 51, 597-605<\/p><p>108. Schneider, R.H.; Alexander, D.N.; Wallace, R.K. In search of an optimal behavioral treatment for hypertension: A review and focus on transcendental meditation. In Personality, elevated blood pressure, and essential hypertension, Johnson, E.H.; Gentry, W.D.; Julius, S., Eds.; Hemisphere: Washington, DC, USA, 1992; pp. 291-312<\/p><p>109. Mind-Body Practices in Integrative Medicine, Harald Walach, Marie-Louise Gander Ferrari, Sebastian Sauer and Niko Kohls, Religions 2012, 3, 50-81.<\/p><p>110. Effects of electrical stimulation of acupuncture points on blood pressure, Zhang J, Ng D, Sau A., J Chiropr Med. 2009 Mar;8(1):9-14.<\/p><p>111. Systematic review of effect of coenzyme Q10 in physical exercise, hypertension and heart failure, Rosenfeldt F, Hilton D, Pepe S, Krum H., Biofactors. 2003;18(1-4):91-100.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>information on nutrition, diet, lifestyle &amp; research on treatment Hypertension is the medical term for high blood pressure, a condition with many causes. Approximately 95% of people with high blood pressure have &#8220;essential&#8221; hypertension (also called &#8220;idiopathic&#8221; or &#8220;primary&#8221; hypertension). 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