Fight Hypertension

It is estimated that no less than 600 million people worldwide are affected by hypertension. Described as a "silent killer" Hypertension causes 5 million premature deaths per year (World Health Organization) and the numbers rise.

There are two types of hypertension: primary hypertension, not on any one thing, and secondary hypertension, which is due to a different disease in the body. Both are equally threatened, and swing the same damage to the body such as: cardiovascular diseases (angina pectoris, stroke, heart attack or atrial fibrillation).

Common treatment is two fold: lifestyle and medication. Lifestyle changes include: smoking, reduce alcohol consumption, eat more healthy, more exercise and more sleep. Drugs are ACE inhibitors, to the walls of blood vessels expand and relax, calcium-channel blockers to expand the blood vessels, diuretics, to hormonal changes and beta-blockers, to the work of the heart during physically stressful times. Unfortunately, the effectiveness of these treatments administered, whether separately or jointly vary from good to poor. And of course there is a double-edged sword, if medication is used: its positive effects are negative.

But hypertension can be treated in another way, a way that is clinically proven to consistently good results, which often involve the total elimination of the disease while engaging in other positive side effects, increased health and greater well-being. It is the practice of meditation.

In the last 30 years there has been extensive research on the effects of meditation on health, and there is no longer any doubt about the positive impact it has on not only the mind but to the spirit and the body too. Meditation changes people brainwave frequencies and by doing so, changes the bioelectrical activity of their brain and the commands that it sends to the rest of her body.

In meditation, a person May have more endorphins are released into their system so that they feel "high", they could also be an increase of neurotransmitters (dopamine and serotonin), in connection with the mental states whose brain could also the signal to release more melatonin, DHEA and (anti-aging and rejuvenation hormones) into the bloodstream and all of these are very positive on the physical and mental wellbeing.

If you feel good mentally they can not help but have a positive effect on those physical wellbeing. Similarly, physical wellbeing will have a positive effect on those mental wellbeing. By practicing meditation, the mind-body connection is positively symbiotic. It is consistent positive feedback between the two, that over time, becomes a person not only to reduce their blood pressure, but improving their overall physical and mental wellbeing.

For more information about meditation, how to meditate for better health, and simple ways to create a meditative state can be found at: http://www.positivemindstates.com/AboutMeditation.htm

About Me -- I have spent many years in the study of personal development. Diagnosed with leaukemia 11 years ago. I used the power of meditation, autosuggestion and visualization to heal myself. I knew I could do this because I realised it was the way I was using my mind in the first place that made me ill. For four years prior to the illness I had been performing in a piece about 'blood going bad'. I literally focussed my brain on that negative suggestion - not realising that I was manifesting it in my body. This was a right of passage that taught me about the importance of focusing my mind on what I wanted, not on what I did not want. Our mind is the most precious resource for creating the life we want and whatever way we work it - works!

For more information on Mind Power please visit my site: http://www.positivemindstates.com

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