Improve Hypertension with Yoga By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Yoga can reduce stress-induced hypertension, while addressing its underlying causes. It pacifies the sympathetic nervous system and slows down the heart, while teaching the muscles and mind to relax deeply.” – Marla Apt High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) is an insidious disease because […]
Improve the Physical and Psychological Health of Patients with Cardiac Arrhythmias with Yoga By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Exercise that revs up your heart rate isn’t the only kind of physical activity that can help prevent or manage heart disease. The calming exercise of yoga is good for the heart, too.” – […]
Improve Hypertension with Tai Chi By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “under well-designed conditions, Tai Chi exercise training could decrease blood pressure and results in favorable lipid profile changes and improve subjects’ anxiety status. Therefore, Tai Chi could be used as an alternative modality in treating patients with mild hypertension, with a promising […]
Improve Hypertension with Mindfulness Training By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Several practices that help calm the mind can also lower blood pressure. All are types of meditation, which use different methods to reach a state sometimes described as “thoughtful awareness” or “restful alertness.” – Harvard Health High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) is […]
Tai Chi Practice Improves the Symptoms of Multiple Diseases By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “In addition to easing balance problems, and possibly other symptoms, tai chi can help ease stress and anxiety and strengthen all parts of the body, with few if any harmful side effects.” Peter Wayne Tai Chi is an […]
Decrease Blood Pressure with Qigong By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “ Qigong exercise is a blessing in disguise. Because the physical movements of Qigong are performed while mindfully connecting your focus to your breath, as well as specific visualizations or positive emotions, you heal not only your body but your mind and spirit as […]
Ethnicity Modulates Improvements in Sleep in Prehypertensive Patients with a Smartphone Meditation App “Several practices that help calm the mind can also lower blood pressure. All are types of meditation.” – Harvard Health By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) is an insidious disease because there are no overt […]
Reduce Blood Pressure with Tai Chi By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “As is true for meditation and deep breathing exercises, tai chi may help lower blood pressure. . . It’s not as much as you’d see from taking medication, but it’s similar in magnitude to other lifestyle interventions, such as doing modest […]
Decrease Hypertension with Tai Chi By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Tai chi may be just as effective as popular methods for lowering blood pressure, such as weight loss and lowered sodium intake. . . tai chi may positively affect blood cholesterol, related lipids and inflammation. This means that enjoying tai chi regularly […]
Improve Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Survival in African Americans with Meditation By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Twice-a-day Transcendental Meditation helped African Americans with heart disease reduce risk of death, heart attack and stroke. Meditation helped patients lower their blood pressure, stress and anger.” – Science Daily High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) is […]