Just a few years ago, the number of people who suffer from high blood pressure, or hypertension, was roughly 1 in 4. This number has now skyrocketed to a full third… one out of every three people is hypertensive.
As if that weren’t bad enough, new studies have revealed that if a person has high blood pressure, he/she has 50% chance of also suffering another silent disorder- this time, a sleep disorder.
Just like high blood pressure, this high blood pressure-related sleep disorder may already be developing in your system without you knowing. It robs you of energy during the day, causes obesity, increases stress and bugs the hell out of your partner.
[adrotate group=”5″]High blood pressure is a disease that is caused by stress of some sort- whether it is sensory, biological as a symptom of another disease, or emotional. However, the stressors contributing can be evasive.
But sometimes it’s an easy association. For instance, the overwhelming majority of people who suffer from diabetes will also have high blood pressure. As well, sleep apnea sufferers will almost always have high blood pressure.
Now, because of the close tie to sleep apnea, doctors are being told that all hypertension patients should be evaluated by a qualified sleep physician for sleep apnea. Not just if there are other symptoms present- but even if high blood pressure is the only known issue.
Studies in recent years have shown that nearly half of the people with high blood pressure will also develop sleep apnea. It’s even worse with Type 2 diabetes, as the association between apnea, high blood pressure and diabetes seems like it’s chaining them together for life.
Sleep apnea can be very sneaky. You can be suffering from it for many years without having any idea. There are, however, several indicators:
– Uncontrollable, loud snoring. Not everyone with sleep apnea snores, but most people do. If you’re a loud snorer and also have high blood pressure, chances are very high that you have sleep apnea.
– Waking up tired or being tired and foggy throughout the day. People with sleep apnea are not aware that they wake up several times throughout the night and never get very deep sleep.
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– Being overweight. The connection between obesity and sleep apnea is not completely known. Which came first- the chicken or the egg is the eternal question here. Yet it is a fact that most people who suffer sleep apnea are overweight or become overweight. It’s also a fact that losing weight helps a lot with sleep apnea.
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Now, the new studies prove that high blood pressure is one of the major indicators of sleep apnea. When there is 50% connection, we need to pay attention.
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hmmmm…. I have sleep apnea for many years now and don't have high blood pressure neither thatn other diseases…
I have been using the hypertension exercises for a few weeks and do notice the the systolic goes down 10 to 20 points right away. Does it stay down? Should I do these exercises frequently during the day?
How long should the muscle tightening be held? I am doing 5 seconds. How long should the walk be?
The breathing does the work, I think.
Hi Patricia and congratulation on your success. 10-20 points is great. You can expect the pressure to go up again a few hours after doing the exercises. That’s no problem. Just keep at the exercises every day (best results if you do each exercise every day) and little by little you’ll experience permanent results.
To your more detailed questions:
– With the muscle tension, you should just follow the directions on the audio. Tighten the muscles as the directions go and then let go when directed. If you’re following the written directions, then you’re absolutely right to hold five seconds.
– The walk should be around nine minutes. If you follow the audios, it will guide you when to stop. You can however just as well have 9 minutes timer.
– And yes the berthing exercise is very powerful.
Keep up the good work,
Christian G