The Bedroom Secret to Slashing High Blood Pressure

The moment you’re diagnosed with high blood pressure, you’ll be told a lot of things…

You’ll be told that you’re at higher risk for a heart attack or stroke.

You’ll be told to cut the salt and hit the treadmill.

And if you’re a senior, there’s a greater than 90 percent chance you’ll be told you have to start taking prescription drugs.

But there’s a dead-simple way to start lowering your blood pressure… tonight… and most people are never told about it.

And the best part?

You get to lie there… and do nothing.

After decades of practicing medicine, I’ve never seen anything that can keep you healthy better than supporting your circadian rhythm – your body’s natural sleep/wake cycle.

And this latest research out of the Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences proves it… again.

For their study, researchers had 11 adults with high blood pressure pick a regular bedtime and stick with it for two weeks. They didn’t have to sleep more or less – they just had to keep the same schedule.

Both their daytime and nighttime blood pressure decreased. In fact, keeping a regular sleep routine delivered the same results you’d expect from exercise or reducing sodium.

Now, this was a small study… but it just confirmed what we’ve known all along.

Previous research has shown that a healthy circadian rhythm is essential for keeping blood pressure in line and reducing heart disease risk. And a regular bedtime is important to circadian health.

If you haven’t been paying enough attention to your circadian health, you’re in the right place. Because I’ll talk about it more than any doctor you’ve ever met.

Here are some simple steps to get your circadian rhythm in sync, starting today.

• Get sun exposure first thing in the morning, in your eyes, no glasses or contact lenses. You don’t need to look directly into the sun – you can keep it in your peripheral vision. This helps set your circadian rhythm for the day.
• Avoid artificial “blue light” at night, from TVs, cell phones, computers, and tablets. Your body mistakes this light for sunlight, which can cause melatonin levels to drop and make it harder to sleep. If you need to use cell phones or other screens at night, install a filter that blocks blue light or wear blue-light-blocking glasses.
• Keep a regular bedtime at night. No wild swings, where you’re in bed at 9:30 p.m. some nights, and midnight on others.

These simple steps can help keep your circadian rhythm healthy – and could hold the secret to finally getting that high blood pressure to drop.

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