I’ve been asked about a possible link between depression and high blood pressure.

Studies do confirm this. It has been studied as both high blood pressure being the primary problem and depression as the effect as well as the reverse situation.

First, we’ll look at depression as the initial problem. Research shows that people who suffer long term depression are two to three times as likely to also develop hypertension.

People who suffer from depression tend to practice poor eating habits and do not necessarily tend to their health properly (including monitoring high blood pressure.)

However, surprisingly, even the people involved in the study who did not engage in poor eating habits, smoking etc. also suffered from high blood pressure.

Therefore, it is thought that hormonal changes due to the long term depression may be a factor in the increased blood pressure.

Also worth noting is that many drugs prescribed to treat depression can result in a slight increase in blood pressure.

So, there most certainly does seem to be a link between depression or anxiety and hypertension.

Let’s looks at the reverse - hypertension as the primary issue with depression or anxiety as an effect.

The link here tends to lead back to the high blood pressure medication. The side effects clearly state on many medications: DEPRESSION.

So, as is often the case, gaining relief from one issue results in another problem.

In addition to the medicinal link, a person may also experience anxiety just knowing that they are suffering from a condition such as hypertension.

Stress shows up again and again as at least a contributor if not the cause of many problems. It really is no surprise that hypertension and depression can also result from it.

Some things that still provide relief in lowering blood pressure regardless of the cause:

Don’t drink to excess. In fact, some people see a spike in blood pressure after just a drink or two, and in those cases drinking is not recommended at all.

Stop smoking. This is a well known contributor to many problems including hypertension.

Eat properly. The body requires good nutrition to function well. This can also assist with weight control.

I also strongly suggest trying my High Blood Pressure Program and Weight Loss Breeze Program. Both are completely natural ways to lower blood pressure and lose weight.

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