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Hypertension or high blood pressure in a human being is caused when the force of flow of blood in the body is pushed against artery walls as blood pumps away from the heart are high. When the systolic blood pressure of an individual is usually above 140 and the diastolic blood pressure is above 90 then he or she is considered to have a high blood pressure. If you find no obvious reason of having a high blood pressure you can call it as an essential hypertension. Usually hypertension is caused because of high intake of salt in everyday diet, too much consumption of alcohol, diabetes, anxiety, obesity and also because of the side effect of some regular medications.
High blood pressure is very dangerous because it makes your heart work harder that demands for more oxygen. Excessive pressure may enlarge the heart and as a result it may damage the blood vessels present in the brain as well as kidneys. Sudden heart attacks as well as kidney related diseases are caused because of uncontrollable high blood pressure. Acupuncture treatment is an ancient Chinese method of healing and curing that can prove to be helpful in lowering the blood pressure.
Acupuncture involves insertion of needles in particular areas of your body in a specific angle and then leaving it for 20 to 30 minutes so that it can increase the chi present in your body and lessen the effect of diseases or pain you were going through for a very long time. Acupuncture has been proved as a great help in lowering the blood pressure. Several people have experienced this and talk wonders about the miracle it brings in the life of every individual that is touched by these styles of treatment. During the treatment the needles are inserted along the wrist and inside the forearm or leg so that through this the opioids can be released from the body so that it can help you in normalizing the heart activity and also lowers your blood pressure. This whole procedure will calm you down and you will not need extra oxygen to stabilize yourself.
Usually you can associate this disease with the symptoms like dizziness, tiredness, insomnia and heavy breathing. If you are not treated at a right time then it may cause problems like hardening of arteries. Below in this article you will get to know each and every step that involves in using acupuncture for normalizing the blood pressure.
1. Firstly, you must get to know the reason behind your increase in blood pressure. The reason can be anything like the improper intake of food, excessive salt intake, excessive alcohol, stress or genetic.
2. Secondly, you must read about acupuncture and its basic information so that you can easily understand the entire process of your treatment. Once you are familiar with the method of this treatment you can easily relax during the treatment sessions.
3. Search for a good acupuncturist with experience so that you can discuss things with him that is related to blood pressure and your everyday lifestyle.
4. Ask you acupuncturist about the electro acupuncture treatment. When needles are inserted in the points of your body electric stimulation is applied this stimulation in needle helps opioid chemical excite that relaxes the muscles of heart and as a result reduces blood pressure.
5. You can also discuss with your acupuncturist about using herbs in the treatment of acupuncture. Some herbs are very beneficial in reducing high blood pressure and thus they are applied to needle they give very quick results. Herbs like Tian Ma, Xia Ku Cao and Shan Zha are the herbs that reduce high blood pressure and as a result it is usually recommended for acupuncture.
