Hypertension is the Western medical term for “high blood pressure”. It is a very common condition in which the long-term force of the blood against your artery walls is high enough to eventually cause heart disease and other health problems.
Blood pressure is determined both by the amount of blood your heart pumps and the amount of resistance to blood flow in your arteries. The more blood your heart pumps and the narrower your arteries become, the higher your blood pressure.
You can have hypertension for years without any symptoms. Even without symptoms, damage to blood vessels and your heart continues and can be detected with specific tests. Uncontrolled high blood pressure increases your risk of serious health problems, including heart attack and stroke. [1]
Whether you are already aware you have heart disease or another medical/physical issue or not, Acupuncture and herbal remedies can help you to increase blood flow, clear out arteries and keep them in good shape. Because our medicine also calms the mind, this directly affects your heart rate and blood pressure.
At Best Acupuncture, we specialize in driving up the function in your body. We strive to work with you and your body to keep you functioning at an optimal level. Our medicine, ideally, is preventative and essential — just like taking a small dose of aspirin to keep your blood from clotting.
If you are concerned about your heart health, have a history of Hypertension in your family tree or have other related medical issues such as diabetes, you will be doing yourself a huge favor by coming in for regular Acupuncture treatments.
Give yourself a gift of love this Valentine’s month and start treatments NOW, to prevent heart disease or help heal your heart.
[1] Mayoclinic.org — Hypertension web article