Breathing and Blood Pressure
Oct 2023
High blood pressure is an under-appreciated risk for stroke and cardiovascular diseases. Slow and nasal breathing can lower your blood pressure.
Almost 1.3 billion people are diagnosed with high blood pressure. There are many more people (another 1.1 billion!) that are unaware that they have hypertension (high blood pressure). The WHO estimates that less than half of adults who have hypertension is actually diagnosed and treated. Australian data indicates that 1 in 3 people over 18 have high blood pressure and only 11% is controlled using medication. The prevalence increase after the age of 75 to 8 in 10 people.
What is blood pressure exactly? How do you know if it is high? Why should you care if your blood pressure is a little high?
