The Link Between Hypertension and Depression
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Someone asked me recently about depression treatment. He purchased the High Blood Pressure Program and jokingly asked if he could be depressed from it.
Research does reflect a link between the two. Both ideas have been studied; hypertension leading to depression as well as depression leading to high blood pressure.
Depression as the Primary and Hypertenstion as the result: People suffering from chronic depression or other anxiety are up to three times more likely to also develop high blood pressure.
It is also important to note that many times a person experiencing depression may also be more likely to have poor eating habits, smoke and or drink. Those things can contribute to the high blood pressure. In addition, those suffering from depression tend not to stay on top of the monitoring and/or treatment of high blood pressure.
More surprisingly though is that the people in the study who ate propertly and did not smoke also experienced high blood pressure.
It is believed that there may be changes in the hormones in a person who suffers from depression for an extended period of time which could increase blood pressure.
There is also evidence that blood pressure can rise slightly as a result of many anti-depressant medications.
The link does exist between depression or anxiety and hypertension.
Let's looks at the reverse - hypertension as the primary issue with depression or anxiety as an effect.
Most often, research shows that the link is primarily due to the high blood pressure medicine. Depression is listed as a common side effect.
So, as is often the case, gaining relief from one issue results in another problem.
In addition to the medicinal link, a person may also experience anxiety just knowing that they are suffering from a condition such as hypertension.
Stress shows up again and again as at least a contributor if not the cause of many problems. It really is no surprise that hypertension and depression can also result from it.
Practices that can help high blood pressure regardless of teh cause:
Avoid drinking. Many people see an increase in blood pressure after just one or two drinks.
Stop smoking. This is a well known contributor to many problems including hypertension.
Eat well. Choose fresh fruits and vegetables whenever possible to help the body improve stamina and control weight.
Two other options are my all natural High Blood Pressure Program and Weight Loss Breeze Program. Both have amazing results.
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About the Author
Christian Goodman is a well known health researcher and author of several revolutionary natural health alternatives. One of his breakthroughs is his program for managing high blood pressure. You can learn more about Christian on his Natural Health Alternative Blog.
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