Massage Therapy Can Reduce and Control High Blood Pressure

High blood pressure is not something to take lightly. If it goes uncontrolled is can lead to disabilities and fatal heart attacks or strokes. According to the CDC, 67 million American adults have high blood pressure, which is 1 in every 3 adults.

Women are just as likely as men to develop high blood pressure in their lifetimes. However, if you are younger than 45 years old, the condition affects more men than women. For people 65 years and older, high blood pressure affects more women than men.

Thankfully, with a few tweaks of your lifestyle combined with natural remedies, high blood pressure can remain under control. One way to do this is to reduce the amount of stress in your life. Massage therapy can help maintain a stress-reduced lifestyle.

Many studies have been conducted to find out if and how massage therapy can reduce high blood pressure. The results found that it can provide relief to this condition as well as many other conditions.

The University of South Florida reported that patients who suffered from high blood pressure showed significant improvements when they received ten massages over three weeks, each massage lasting only ten minutes.

Those who are affected by circulatory problems and high blood pressure can benefit tremendously with regular massage therapy. The nervous system improves by regulating blood pressure and reducing stress. Specifically, Massage stimulates the brain, where oxytocin is release to help reduce heart rate.

It is important to remember that in order to improve your blood pressure you must do a little more than simply receive massage therapy. It is important to adopt a healthy lifestyle which includes quitting smoking (if you do smoke), following a low, salt and cholesterol diet, and maintaining a regular exercise regime. When massage therapy is added to this type of lifestyle, high blood pressure can be controlled.

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