The Bedroom Secret to Healthy Blood Pressure
Believe it or not, nearly HALF of all Americans over 20 have high blood pressure.
This is a BIG problem since hypertension is one of the top risk factors for heart disease and stroke.
Mainstream medicine sees this as a GREAT excuse to push their hypertension drugs—and more than 60 million adults are taking them.
But there’s a way to work towards healthy blood pressure without drugs, strict diets, or extreme exercise.
A recent analysis of 16 studies evaluated more than one million people over five years.
The research revealed that not getting enough sleep at night was significantly associated with an increased risk of hypertension.
Sleeping less than seven hours every night was associated with a seven percent increased risk.
And getting less than five hours per night was associated with an 11 percent increased risk.
Of course, there are other factors to consider as well, including diet, medication, alcohol use, depression, and more.
But I’m highlighting this study to show that aligning ALL of your lifestyle habits with nature is vital for maintaining good health—not just the standard diet and exercise.
Sleep affects blood pressure because it controls hormones that regulate stress and metabolism. In a healthy circadian rhythm, blood pressure naturally dips at night and increases in the morning.
When your circadian rhythm is out of whack, so is the rest of your body—including how your body regulates your blood pressure.
Bottom line: The less sleep you get, the greater your risk of developing hypertension.
P.S. Sometimes, the BEST foods come in the smallest packages. That’s certainly the case with a tiny Mexican SUPER seed that might be JUST what the doctor ordered to fight hypertension.
SOURCE:
Sood, A, Hosseini, K, Soleimani, H. et al. SLEEP DURATION AND HYPERTENSION INCIDENCE: SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2024 Apr, 83 (13_Supplement) 1877. doi. org /10 .1016/S0735-1097(24)03867-1
