Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Music and Laughter to help lower blood pressure

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Funny joke, or listening to music can help reduce blood pressure, says a new study may have as much weight to lose, or cutting your own diet.

The results were modest, but the blood pressure reductions were appended to the 5-15% lower risk of mortality from heart disease.

In the United States one of the three people is high blood pressure, and that five people have undiagnosed blood pressure; According to the U.s. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention.

Atlanta the American Heart Association -meeting in Japan on Friday, the researchers reported that the people who participated in the bimonthly group sessions with music and Laughter reduced their systolic blood pressure , an average of five-six points at the end of three months. If the 90 men and women ages 40 to 74 of the persons involved in the investigation.

The control group, who has not obtained his or her music or Laughter therapy, was does not change either the blood pressure reading. Systolic blood pressure is the upper number. Diastolic blood pressure is low.

Experts compared to blood pressure effects on the consume less salt, taking blood pressure medication or lose ten pounds. But the music and Laughter is not sufficient to deal with blood pressure.

Previous research has shown that the fast music in the blood vessels in the lining of the inner improved, so that they could extend by 30%. Nitric oxide can contribute to the publication of the lower blood pressure. Nitric oxide (nitrogen monoxide) is a signaling molecule in the human body and any other mammals.

High blood pressurerisk factors in the are Overweight, exercise, family history and the over-consumption of salt (sodium).

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