๐ฆ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป/๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐:
โค๏ธ High Blood pressure is more common in males than females
โค๏ธ High Blood pressure is most common in non-Hispanic black adults
โค๏ธ In 2019, over ยฝ a million deaths had hypertension as a primary or contributing cause
โค๏ธ 1 In 4 adults with high Blood pressure have their condition under control
โค๏ธ In many instances, hypertension is asymptomatic
โค๏ธ Being overweight or obese increases your risk of developing high Blood pressure
โค๏ธ If you are diabetic, you are twice as likely to have high Blood pressure
๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ปs๐ถ๐ผ๐ป:
โค๏ธ In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), there is no ancient โdiseaseโ called hypertension
โค๏ธ Two of the most common symptoms of hypertension are headaches and dizziness
โค๏ธ Some contributing factors to high Blood pressure:
โณStress: worry, anger, repressed emotions, resentment, etc
โณOld age: Kidney Jing declines w/age = can lead to Liver patterns & Phlegm
โณDiet choices: excessive sweets, processed foods, dairy, cold & raw foods, alcohol = damages the Spleen, leads to Heat, leads to Phlegm
โณPhlegm
โณOverwork: damages the Kidneys and Liver over time
๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐ง๐๐ , ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ต๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐ฑ๐ฒ:
โค๏ธ Liver and Kidney Yin deficiency
โค๏ธ Liver Yang Rising
โค๏ธ Liver Fire
โค๏ธ Phlegm
โค๏ธ Spleen deficiency
โค๏ธ Blood stagnation
โค๏ธ Some other patterns may include Liver Qi stagnation w/Blood rebelling upward, Wind, Kidney Yang deficiency, etc.
๐ฆ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ต๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป -๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป(๐)
โค๏ธ Hawthorn - circulatory enhancing herb. It may help improve Blood vessels. Mildly lowers BP, inhibits plaque buildup on arterial walls. angina, palpitations, oppression in the chest.
โค๏ธ Motherwort - used in formulas for hypertension with anxiety/stress, palpitations. oppression in the chest.
โค๏ธ Maca - used in cases of renal hypertension
โค๏ธ Khella seeds - vasodilator
โค๏ธ Yarrow - peripheral vasodilator, also used for nosebleeds
โค๏ธ Garlic - lowers BP, vascular herb, plaque formation
โค๏ธ Passionflower - vasodilating effects, anxiety/stress-induced hypertension
โค๏ธ California poppy - for hypertension-associated adrenal exhaustion due to stress/anxiety
โค๏ธ Tian Ma - used in TCM for headaches, dizziness
โค๏ธ Linden - stress-related hypertension
โค๏ธ Milky oats - for stress-induced hypertension
โค๏ธ Bugleweed - for stress-induced hypertension. Relieves oppression in the chest.
โค๏ธ several TCM formulas are beneficial. Choosing one depends on what patterns of disharmony are present.
๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ & ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฝ๐: (check with your Dr. if you are unsure)
โค๏ธ If overweight, reduce and maintain a healthy weight
โค๏ธ Eat a healthy diet: reduce salt, sugar, saturated fat, & processed foods
โค๏ธ Eat a healthy diet: include leafy greens & veggies, legumes, lentils, & whole grains
โค๏ธ Reduce/omit coffee and alcohol
โค๏ธ Quit smoking
โค๏ธ Include omega III fatty acids (wild-caught salmon, sardines, halibut, etc.)
โค๏ธ 30-minutes of aerobic exercise per day
โค๏ธ Meditate, yoga, qi gong, tai chi, pranayama
โค๏ธ Consider supplementing CoQ10
โค๏ธ Make certain you are getting the RDA vitamin D, vitamin C, magnesium, potassium, & calcium
โค๏ธ Remember that not all herbs are suitable for everyone. Please check with your Dr. or a qualified herbalist before starting a new herb.