Hypertension
Learn how acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) can help you manage hypertension at ACU TCM REIKI. Our holistic approach focuses on addressing the root causes of high blood pressure to promote long-term health and well-being.
Acupuncture for Hypertension
Acupuncture has been shown to effectively reduce blood pressure by promoting relaxation, improving circulation, and reducing stress levels. By targeting specific acupoints related to hypertension, acupuncture helps to regulate blood flow and balance the body's energy flow, leading to a decrease in high blood pressure.
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Approach
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, hypertension is often viewed as an imbalance in the body's energy flow. TCM practitioners use a combination of herbal remedies, acupuncture, dietary changes, and lifestyle modifications to address the underlying causes of high blood pressure. By restoring harmony and balance to the body, TCM can help reduce hypertension naturally.
Benefits of Acupuncture and TCM for Hypertension
Acupuncture and TCM offer a safe and natural alternative to conventional treatments for hypertension. By addressing the root causes of high blood pressure and promoting overall health and wellness, these modalities can help individuals achieve long-term improvements in blood pressure levels. Contact ACU TCM REIKI to learn more about how acupuncture and TCM can benefit your hypertension management.
Certain points on the wrist, lower leg, hands and feet can help bring the blood pressure down, along with calming the whole body.
High Blood Pressure and TCM Approach
High Blood Pressure
Normal Blood pressure: Below 120/80 mm Hg, New golden standard< 115/75 mm Hg
Pre-hypertension: 120-139/80-89 mm Hg
Stage I hypertension: 140-159/90-99 mm Hg
Stage II hypertension: > 160/100 mm Hg
Blood pressure is determined by amount of Blood your Heart pumps and the amount of resistance to Blood flow in your arteries. It is more prominent in cold climate due to cold obstructing extremities and put more resistance on system. Blood pressure increases during activity, decreases with rest. It can even vary with every beat of the Heart. The more blood your heart pumps and the narrower your arteries, the higher your blood pressure will be.
Systolic pressure (Top number on the monitor):
Amount of pressure your Heart generates when pumping Blood out through arteries.
Diastolic pressure (Bottom number on the monitor):
Amount of pressure in arteries when Heart is at rest between beats.
How Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine can help high blood pressure?
According to certain clinical reports, the effective rate of acupuncture for hypertension is about 72-80%. The effects are better for the cases in the first stage. It has been proved that acupuncture lowers blood pressure mainly through blocking Beta-acceptor and regulating the adrenaline-angiotensin system. [Acupuncture Researches. -1982.7(4). -285]
Chinese herbal medicine is also extremely effective in lowering blood pressure, by regulating the Liver and Kidneys function, dilating blood vessels, reducing cholesterol, and traditionally by nourishing Yin which is the root cause of high blood pressure.
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