{"id":3174,"date":"2011-09-12T23:30:11","date_gmt":"2011-09-13T03:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/?p=3174"},"modified":"2011-10-30T12:48:15","modified_gmt":"2011-10-30T16:48:15","slug":"how-to-reduce-high-blood-pressure-naturally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/2011\/09\/12\/how-to-reduce-high-blood-pressure-naturally\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Reduce High Blood Pressure Naturally"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>A news story that came on while I was at an airport waiting for a flight caught my attention the other day.\u00a0 I normally don\u2019t pay very close attention to the news channels while I am waiting because I am generally always working.\u00a0 But I heard \u201cincreases high blood pressure\u201d and \u201ctend to die sooner\u201d and my radar was immediately up.<\/p>\n

The story was about how people who are bitter or who hold a grudge tend to have many more health problems than people who are not bitter.<\/p>\n

Of course I was going to immediately agree because I have been telling people this for years.\u00a0 So I listened intently to see how much of the story they were going to tell.\u00a0 I was pleasantly surprised to see that the story was a pretty fair representation of the science behind grudges and their effects on health.<\/p>\n

Everyone knows that when you feel angry over a perceived wrong that someone has done to you or a loved one, you feel bad.\u00a0 Anger and bitterness are bad, negative emotions.\u00a0 That is just a plain fact.<\/p>\n

There may be an extremely good reason for the bad feelings.\u00a0 Reflex leads many people to hate the aggressor.\u00a0 During that process, it also forces the victim to relive the bad experience over and over, every time he or she thinks about it.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, there may not be a good reason.\u00a0 Sometimes people perceive that they are victimized when they are in reality, not.\u00a0 Or, they themselves are the ones causing the problem and are projecting their negative behaviors onto some perceived bully.<\/p>\n

Either way, the body\u2019s response to that perception is going to be the same.\u00a0 And, over time, the effects of this continued response leads inevitably to higher blood pressure, increased illness, fatigue, and a host of other problems.<\/p>\n

The body\u2019s response to negative stimuli is generally the same whether it is reacting to a fearful, anger-inducing, or sad event.\u00a0 The immune system engages and begins to produce hormones and proteins that change the way the body behaves, even on a cellular level, until the threat is passed.<\/p>\n

This is a great process when the event is say, a bad flu or a robbery.\u00a0 These are serious events that will trigger the body to beat back the threat.\u00a0 It does this by engaging the immune response to kill off or attenuate bacteria and viruses as in the case with the bad flu.<\/p>\n

With the robbery, the body\u2019s fear response is engaged, and cortisol and other hormones released into the blood boost the body\u2019s glucose response, which increases available fuel.\u00a0 However, sometimes our bodies get confused based upon a perceived threat that isn\u2019t really a threat at all.\u00a0 The cascade of proteins and hormones will still occur, though.<\/p>\n

The chemicals released with illness or injury (whether physical or psychological) stimulate behavioral changes that are designed to minimize damage from the threat.\u00a0 Withdrawing from social interactions, staying in bed, and appetite disruptions are all illness behaviors that are induced when the brain is flooded with the stress protein called cytokines.<\/p>\n

An excess of either cortisol or cytokines separately is enough to put a person at risk of a heart attack.\u00a0 And these chemicals are secreted every time a person has an angry, bitter ride on the shame spiral.<\/p>\n

People who are in active grudge mode will tense up at the thought of the source of their grief.\u00a0 Tension in the shoulders, face, arms, back, and neck are visible and palpable.\u00a0 Tension in the diaphragm, lungs, heart, and joints isn\u2019t, but it still occurs.<\/p>\n

Having this much stress on the body in the way of all that tension, added to the flood of unnecessary stress hormones and proteins\u00a0 and the constant depressed mood that accompanies feeling angry and bitter is simply a recipe for disaster.<\/p>\n

This is a cycle that churns in only one direction, relentlessly leading to an early death.\u00a0 Stopping the cycle is anything but simple.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s not to say it\u2019s impossible.\u00a0 I was glad to see that the news story also included some tips for letting go of the grudge.\u00a0 Simply treating the high blood pressure without stopping the source of it does no good.\u00a0 Forgiveness is a hard road to walk\u2026in the beginning.\u00a0 But, just like getting used to taking a pill every morning, taking steps to forgive can become a strong habit.<\/p>\n

Being able to acknowledge the fear, anger, or embarrassments that are the result of bad events, and then releasing those emotions will be critical.\u00a0 Acknowledging them in a private, safe, and controlled atmosphere is ideal.\u00a0 This gives you control over the reaction the next time you are faced with reliving the event or facing the perceived aggressor.<\/p>\n

Daily devotions that support your faith are another great way to move toward forgiveness and forward progress because they help teach you to leave the negative stuff behind.<\/p>\n

Moving toward positivity and forgiveness doesn\u2019t make you more likely to be victimized in the future. You have learned the lessons you need to protect yourself.\u00a0 Now, you just need the freedom to truly be healed.<\/p>\n

The Hypertension No More program <\/a>has easy exercises for emotional release that are extremely effective; I encourage you to try it today.<\/p>\n

Warm regards,<\/p>\n

Christian Goodman<\/p>\n

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