Scientists have found a simple way to lower blood pressure without medication. As little as 30 deep breaths a day are enough to protect yourself from heart disease, and a special breathing technique can significantly lower your blood pressure.
- According to the latest medical data, hypertension is the most common cause of death in the world
- If left untreated, it leads to diseases such as heart attack and stroke. It is sometimes called the “silent killer” because it can give no symptoms for years
- Scientists have just developed a method of breathing training that is effective in reducing blood pressure
- More information can be found on the Onet homepage
The results of the study were published in the Journal of the American Heart Association. A group of researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder described high resistance inspiratory muscle strength training (IMST) and found that this method can be as effective in improving cardiovascular health as regular exercise.
Breathing training can lower blood pressure?
It turns out that to improve the health of the vessels, breathing exercises are enough. IMST is a method developed in the 80s that was a treatment method for patients with respiratory diseases. It involves forced inhalation with the help of a device that provides resistance. This strengthens the diaphragm and other respiratory muscles.
Now the researchers set out to study the effects of short, vigorous breaths. In order to conduct the study, they gathered a group of 36 patients aged 50 to 79 years. They all had above average systolic blood pressure, and they were all healthy.
Over the course of six weeks, half of the participants took 30 IMST breaths per day with resistance on the breathing device set to high, while the other half performed the same exercise using devices that provided significantly less resistance. At the end of the study those who engaged in true IMST showed an average reduction in systolic blood pressure of nine pointswhile those who did the placebo exercise did not see such an improvement.
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IMST – what is it?
“This improvement in blood pressure is clinically significant as it is associated with 30 to 40 percent of the blood pressure. lower risk of death from cardiovascular disease »write the authors of the study. They also note that the reduction is the same or greater than other methods, such as walking for 30 minutes a day or taking medications to lower blood pressure.
The fact that IMST only requires five minutes a dayhas an impact on the regularity of these exercises, especially for the elderly. Therefore, it may be a more practical and easier method of preventing high blood pressure.
Summarizing these findings, study author Daniel Craighead explained in a statement that “IMST is not only more time-effective than traditional exercise programs, but its benefits may be more permanent”, adding that exercise “can be done in five minutes at home while watching TV. ».
However, it is worth remembering that hypertension is a serious disease that can threaten our life. It is worth checking the height of blood pressure on an ongoing basis using a good-quality blood pressure monitor, and any deviations from the norm – regularly consult a doctor.
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