Nowadays more and more people are looking for natural, safe and effective alternative treatments for their health problems. People, particularly in the Western world have become aware of the horrible side effects of prescription medications on the body which oftentimes are many and worse than the condition they are allegedly trying to treat. One of the conditions which alternative therapies can safely and effectively address is high blood pressure.
There are really good alternative therapies if you do not want to avail of the conventional ones because of the side effects that have on the body. Western medical science thinks these alternative treatments are all a sham but so far they have not proven how they even work. People, whether Western medical science listens or not, have been treated with alternative therapies oftentimes on a permanent basis.
One very good alternative treatment for high blood pressure is yoga. Yoga is about meditation and inner peace that helps relax the body and mind. For others, yoga is more than that. It a lifestyle that that uses plenty of physical exercises, and follows dietary prescriptions, ethical teachings and ethical behavior. Yes, those who have integrated yoga as a normal part of their lives can change their mental and body responses that no ordinary human can ever do.
For over 80 years, health researchers in the Western world and in India have studies how yoga can induce therapeutic effects to the mind and body. The studies have concluded that yoga most definitely can change at a person’s body temperature, brain waves, skin resistance, respiratory function, heart rate, metabolic rate and blood pressure.
For all its wonderful effects and the ability of a person to change his physiological standing, yoga entails long and many hours of following its teachings and principles every day. In this modern world we are living in today, no one has the time to allocate for religiously following and practicing the yoga routines.
One other very good alternative treatment for high blood pressure that also came from Asia, particularly China is called acupuncture. This treatment is thousands of years old but is still very popular all over Asia. Acupuncture follows the belief that normal energy flow through the body is vital for good health. When this flow is disrupted, it ushers in illness, disease and pain. Acupuncture is needed to correct these flow imbalances by inserting hair thin needles at specific areas in the skin. Acupuncture is oftentimes combined with Chinese herbal medicine to help strengthen the effect of the treatment.
Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicines are only effective if the person alters his lifestyle and diet that does not cause a rise in blood pressure. If the person lives a less stressful life and follows a healthy diet plan, high blood pressure can be easily treated and prevented.
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