{"id":1671580,"date":"2022-10-04T08:54:22","date_gmt":"2022-10-04T12:54:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1671580"},"modified":"2022-10-04T08:55:42","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T12:55:42","slug":"build-better-heart-health-in-just-5-minutes-a-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/build-better-heart-health-in-just-5-minutes-a-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Build Better Heart Health in Just 5 Minutes a Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbuild-better-heart-health-in-just-5-minutes-a-day%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1671580&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/bestlifeonline.com\/mouthwash-high-blood-pressure-news\/\" target=\"_blank\">High blood pressure<\/a>, or hypertension, is a serious chronic condition that can trigger a wide range of consequences. Some of these\u2014heart attack, stroke, kidney failure, and dementia, for example\u2014can be life-threatening, while other subtle complications can chip away at your everyday quality of life.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s why it&#8217;s important to get your blood pressure under control if you notice your numbers are high, whether through medication or lifestyle changes. Now, a new study is pointing out the benefits of one daily habit that researchers say works as well as these popular interventions to reduce high blood pressure. Read on to learn how you can try it at home, and how it could benefit you even if your blood pressure is within a healthy range.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ THIS NEXT: <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/bestlifeonline.com\/medication-resistant-hypertension-news\/\" target=\"_blank\">This Is Why Your High Blood Pressure Isn&#8217;t Responding to Medication<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"381764\" class=\"alignnone\"><noscript><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">VH-studio \/ Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When it comes to treating high blood pressure, there are several ways to improve your numbers. The Mayo Clinic notes that maintaining a healthy weight, lowering your salt intake, exercising regularly, quitting smoking, limiting your alcohol intake, sleeping well, and reducing stress are all ways to <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer external nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/high-blood-pressure\/in-depth\/high-blood-pressure\/art-20046974\" target=\"_blank\">improve your blood pressure without medication<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, for some people, <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer external nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heart.org\/en\/health-topics\/high-blood-pressure\/changes-you-can-make-to-manage-high-blood-pressure\/types-of-blood-pressure-medications\" target=\"_blank\">hypertension medication<\/a> may still be necessary. Depending on your age and other factors, you may be prescribed diuretics, calcium channel blockers, beta-blockers, ACE inhibitors, or another class of medication, says the American Heart Association (AHA).<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ THIS NEXT: <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/bestlifeonline.com\/slash-heart-disease-stroke-risk-news\/\" target=\"_blank\">Doing This at Night Slashes Your Risk of Heart Disease and Stroke by 75 Percent, New Study Says<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"304879\" class=\"alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-304879\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/man-talking-doctor-chest-pain.jpg\" alt=\"Mature man communicating with female doctor and complaining of chest pain during home visit.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/man-talking-doctor-chest-pain.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/man-talking-doctor-chest-pain-1.jpg, 333&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/man-talking-doctor-chest-pain-2.jpg, 512&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/man-talking-doctor-chest-pain-3.jpg, 683&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all 1024w\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-304879\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/man-talking-doctor-chest-pain.jpg\" alt=\"Mature man communicating with female doctor and complaining of chest pain during home visit.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/man-talking-doctor-chest-pain.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/man-talking-doctor-chest-pain-1.jpg, 333&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/man-talking-doctor-chest-pain-2.jpg, 512&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/man-talking-doctor-chest-pain-3.jpg, 683&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all 1024w\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">iStock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A new study says there&#8217;s something else you can do to improve hypertension with a success rate similar to medication or exercise: using a resistance-breathing training device called PowerBreathe.<span aria-hidden=\"true\">ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The concept is simple: just as weightlifting can strengthen your biceps, <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer external nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/health-shots\/2022\/09\/20\/1123500781\/daily-breath-training-can-work-as-well-as-medicine-to-reduce-high-blood-pressure\" target=\"_blank\">training your breathing muscles<\/a> can improve their performance. &#8220;The muscles we use to breathe atrophy, just like the rest of our muscles tend to do as we get older,&#8221; researcher <strong>Daniel Craighead<\/strong>, an integrative physiologist at the University of Colorado Boulder, explained to <em>NPR<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>However, the researchers observed that doing 30 breaths per day for six weeks lowered systolic blood pressure by 9 mmHg (millimeters of mercury), making it comparable to &#8220;the type of reduction you see with a blood pressure drug,&#8221; <strong>Michael Joyner<\/strong>, MD, a physician at the Mayo Clinic, told <em>NPR<\/em>. The benefits were also roughly comparable to those you might see through consistent aerobic exercise, the researchers noted.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-30403\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/cardiology-heart-health.jpg\" alt=\"angioplasty first heart attack medical history\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/cardiology-heart-health.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/cardiology-heart-health-1.jpg, 333&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/cardiology-heart-health-2.jpg, 512&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all 768w\" \/><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-30403\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/cardiology-heart-health.jpg\" alt=\"angioplasty first heart attack medical history\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/cardiology-heart-health.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/cardiology-heart-health-1.jpg, 333&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/cardiology-heart-health-2.jpg, 512&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all 768w\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>A 9 mmHg drop in systolic blood pressure can have a major ripple effect on your overall health and mortality risk. That&#8217;s because it correlates roughly with a 35 percent drop in your <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/bestlifeonline.com\/blood-type-early-stroke-risk-news\/\" target=\"_blank\">risk of stroke<\/a> and a 25 percent drop in the risk of heart disease, <em>NPR<\/em> reports.<\/p>\n<p>The device is not intended as a replacement for medication recommended by your doctor, or a consistent exercise regimen, and patients are likely to see the best results of a resistance-breathing routine when it&#8217;s used in conjunction with these other interventions. However, Joyner wrote in a 2021 editorial for the AHA that &#8220;it could be beneficial for people who are unable to do traditional aerobic exercise.&#8221; He added that, &#8220;<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer external nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ahajournals.org\/doi\/10.1161\/JAHA.121.022203\" target=\"_blank\">taking a deep, resisted breath<\/a> offers a new and unconventional way to generate the benefits of exercise and physical activity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"157574\" class=\"alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-157574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shutterstock_539919946.jpg\" alt=\"woman exercising early in the morning\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shutterstock_539919946.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shutterstock_539919946-1.jpg, 333&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shutterstock_539919946-2.jpg, 512&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all 768w\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-157574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shutterstock_539919946.jpg\" alt=\"woman exercising early in the morning\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shutterstock_539919946.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shutterstock_539919946-1.jpg, 333&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shutterstock_539919946-2.jpg, 512&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all 768w\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Even if you do not suffer from <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/bestlifeonline.com\/news-blood-pressure-medication-recall\/\" target=\"_blank\">high blood pressure<\/a>, you may still benefit from a resistance-breathing routine as a preventative measure. &#8220;We were surprised to see how ubiquitously effective IMST is at lowering blood pressure,&#8221; Craighead told <em>NPR<\/em>, referring to inspiratory muscle strength training. &#8220;We saw robust effects,&#8221; he added, noting that young and middle-age individuals improved not only their blood pressure, but also their exercise endurance. In fact, those who completed a six week-course of the five-minute routine saw a 12 percent increase in exercise tolerance.<\/p>\n<p>Speak with your doctor to learn whether breath-resistance training might be right for you, and to find out more about how to keep your blood pressure within a healthy range.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a serious chronic condition that can trigger a wide range of consequences. 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