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CBT, Yoga and Blood Pressure

 


CBT, Yoga and Blood Pressure


CBT stands for Cognitive behavioral therapy.

Is it possible that simply changing the way you think can have a positive effect on lowering blood pressure?

The research appears to agree that CBT can lower blood pressure.

Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is a talking therapy that can help you manage your problems by changing the way you think and behave. It's most commonly used to treat anxiety and depression, but can be useful for other mental and physical health problems (HBP).

Cognitive and behavioral therapy can be used as an adjunct to medications to reduce blood pressure in hypertensive patients.

In one study, there was a significant reduction from baseline to the second post-test assessment, in systolic and diastolic blood pressure levels from 134+/-9 to 123+/-8 mmHg and from 87+/-5 to 73+/-6 mmHg, respectively.

In another study of 35 hospital patients were enrolled in a yoga class and an at-home yoga self-study and both groups reported a decrease in their blood pressure readings.

In an attempt to help ourselves become healthy and not rely on medications we must search out and participate in activities that can help relieve stress and support a positive lifestyle.

We live in a stressed world and it only makes sense that addressing those stressors via CBT and having a routine yoga practice could very well go beyond the mind to the physical body and have a positive effect on blood pressure.


Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., DACBN, MS, CFMP

Tamara Lund, D.C. D.A.C.N.B.

References

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16758078/
https://academic.oup.com/ajh/article/10/1/9/181419
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335521001674
https://bmccardiovascdisord.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12872-016-0398-9

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jaideep-Mahendra/publication/318011345_Impact_of_Yoga_on_Blood_Pressure_and_Quality_of_Life_in_Patients_with_Hypertension/links/5980013c458515687b4bd7dd/Impact-of-Yoga-on-Blood-Pressure-and-Quality-of-Life-in-Patients-with-Hypertension.pdf

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