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High blood pressure and yoga have
been found to be incompatible partners i.e. yoga is effective for
bringing your blood pressure back down.
How Does It Work?
Stress is one of
the major factors implicated in high blood pressure. Yoga teaches you
how to relax effectively and destress. It could be that this alone is
why yoga is so effective.
Proponents of yoga also argue that yoga directly works on the nervous
system in preventing the bodily reactions to emotional events - these
reactions that we know as stress.
They also claim that it can improve concentration and memory and allow
you to get a better night's sleep - again, these are likely to help
reduce general stress levels.
Yoga Poses For High Blood
Pressure
A number of yoga poses are
suggested against hypertension. The ones said to help are known as the asanas which include forward bends
and inversions.
Inversions put
specific parts of the body under temporarily higher pressure (like
during exercise). This systematically strengthens the blood vessel
walls and keeps them wide open, thus reducing blood pressure.
Some beneficial poses for high blood pressure that you may wish to try
include Adho Mukha Svanasana, Setubandha Sarvangasana, Salamba
Sarvangasana, Sirsasana, Halasana, Setubandha Sarvangasana, Viparita
Karani, Camel pose and the Corpse pose.
Pranayama
Learning how to adequately control
your breathing is said to be extremely beneficial against high
blood pressure. There are many different breathing control techniques,
most of which are suitable for those with hypertension.
Not In Isolation
It is unlikely that yoga alone will cure you of your high blood
pressure. However, that need not mean that you must take drugs.
I strongly advise that you combine yoga with other natural methods such
as dietary and lifestyle
modifications.
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