Did you know that lowering the risk of developing high blood pressure – or reversing it – is as easy as a few hours a week of spare time activity?
The findings of a large study review published in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension, involving more than 135,000 people, explains how this leisure activity saves us from high blood pressure.
Researchers from Shandong University School of Public Health in Jinan, China, combined the results from 13 different studies on how physical activity affects blood pressure.
The studies included 136,847 people from Europe, East Asia and the United States with relatively healthy blood pressure.
In the follow up time period ranging from 2 to 45 years, at least 15,600 people developed high blood pressure.
The results of a study review revealed that those who exercised in their leisure time at least 4 hours a week had a whopping 20% lower chance of developing blood pressure compared to people who had less than one hour of exercise a week.
People who exercised during leisure time for one to three hours a week had as much as 11% lower risk of developing high blood pressure compared to those who exercised less than an hour a week.
However, researchers accentuate that study findings are based on leisure physical activity. Heavy physical job activity is not a significant factor to help lower blood pressure, as heavy lifting, prolonged standing and stress is often involved.
Pleasurable recreational activities such as walking, jogging, swimming or hiking in nature helps drop extra weight, improves blood vessel function, increases blood circulation and reduces stress.
Working out may, however, not be enough to completely reverse high blood pressure. And not all of us have extra hours in the day to spare.
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11 months ago I procured a wrist blood pressure meter at Boots, it’s considered relatively accurate. I’ve checked my blood pressure and heart rate in a great number of different situations. I’m always making 3 measurement and using the average figure from the 3 measurements. At ease, after meditation or after listening to classical music, the blood pressure can be as low as 92/53 with a heart rate at 65. In stressed situations, where my full alertness is needed my blood pressure comes up, the highest, so far was 166/89, other alert situations around 140/80. My overall average during 11 month is around 120/70. How can a medical doctor, based on a few measurements during a consultation, be able/allowed to diagnose cardiovascular diseases, and start prescribing poison to a patient. To me it seems like what my body does. is to support me in whatever situation I’m ending up in, trying to give me with the best mental and physical opportunities.
I was just wondering.
Cheers
Lars
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0054625
Here is the original article. You may also see:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/vitamin-d-deficiency/AN01925
http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/health-conditions/hypertension/
Your postings are amazeing!!! I repost to my page and pass it on Thanks RPerez
Lars: I agree with you 1000%. Most docs don’t seem to have a clue. I have it happen to me with at least a dozen different docs thru the years. they take ONE reading and reach all sort of conclusions……good or bad depending on that one lousy reading!!!
You have done an amazing bunch of readings. I have had similar results, not as many as you. two other interesting observation in my experience.
1) When you use the drug store machines, my readings tend to be almost 10% higher than when my present doc takes them. However one pharmacy chain I go to has an interesting chart which emphasizes the blood pressure varies enormously on most days and that many readings should be taken over a number of days to get a more accurate average.
2) I visited a Stroke ward recently and saw a VERY interesting OFFICIAL note on the wall as instructions to the nurses & doctors about how to take & interpret blood pressure readings. It said throw out ALL readings taken the 1st day (patient probably too nervous). After that take 6 readings and always throw out the 1st reading (as patien is most nervous than)
Also, always make sure patient is relaxed….best way to do this is to have patient in room by him/herself in a relaxed environment for about 10 minutes before taking the 1st reading, no talking or stimulation of any sort.
My experience is……Doc comes running in……takes one quick reading…..prescribes drugs, if reading above his liking and runs to do the next patient……..
they are much more interested in their own pocket book then in the patient’s welfare….