Hypertension and meditation

Hypertension and meditation. For hypertensive patients, it is important to learn to cope with stress. Meditation helps calm the mind and reduce tensions and stress.

The word meditation comes from the latin "meditatio", which means something like: "downtown orientation". Through exercises, attention and concentration, the mind must remain calm and collected. Regular meditation has a calming effect. Neurologically meditative state can be measured as a change in the sequence of brain waves. The beating of the heart become slower, more breath deep and reduces muscle tension.

The effects of meditation in blood pressure are: 

• Physical relaxation
• Reduced mental tension, anxiety, guilt
• Reduction of anomalies related to stress: insomnia, stuttering, hypertension, cardiac arrhythmias
• Mood enhancement
• Greater creativity, energy, and productivity
• Physical relaxation

How to control high blood pressure with meditation 

Meditation, a practice mind-body shown to promote relaxation, promises to be a means of keeping your blood pressure under control. Blood pressure is a measure of the force of the blood against the walls of the arteries and can be elevated due to a number of factors (such as the one associated with the narrowing of the arteries, underlying medical problems, age and the excessive consumption of sodium). Using meditation to control his blood pressure, which may be able to increase your defense against heart disease, accident erebrovascular and chronic kidney disease.

How the meditation can reduce blood pressure?

Although researchers have yet to determine how meditation can reduce blood pressure, it is believed that practice can affect the activity of the autonomic nervous system (which regulates the blood pressure). Meditation seems to calm down the activity of the sympathetic nervous system (known in narrow blood vessels in response to stress) and increase activity in the parasympathetic nervous system (known to promote the enlargement of the blood vessels).

The science behind meditation and blood pressure

Transcendental meditation (a type of meditation that is silently repeat a Word, sound, or a phrase to put an end to thoughts that distract you from entering the mind) may be effective to control blood pressure, according to an analysis in 2008 from nine clinical trials. The researchers concluded that the practice of transcendental meditation may have the potential to reduce the systolic and diastolic blood pressure of approximately 3.2 and 4.7 mm Hg, respectively. (Systolic pressure is the top number in a blood pressure reading, diastolic blood pressure is the number lower).

It should be noted that a review of previous research (published in 2004) size of up to five clinical trials and found a lack of good quality studies to support the use of transcendental meditation for blood pressure management.

Should you use meditation to reduce your blood pressure?

Since scientists have yet to demonstrate that meditation can significantly reduce blood pressure, it is important to not only rely on meditation as a means to keep blood pressure under control. In order to achieve and maintain normal blood pressure levels, you need to follow a diet healthy, limit sodium and alcohol intake, exercise regularly, maintain a healthy weight, and avoid smoking. If you are interested in using meditation to control high blood pressure, talk to your doctor about meditation for your program adding treatment.

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Hi everyone. I was born in Brazil so many years ago. There I made my first steps in religion and meditation. I traveled the world learning from great masters. Since '70s I'm helping people of good heart finding peace, love, or whatever their need. Welcome to my site and Namaste.