Everyone has heard about heart attacks and strokes - this is what we are afraid of and try with all our might to avoid it. Yet, these are the most common causes of death in hypertension and high blood pressure.
High blood pressure or hypertension is the most common and universally recognized diagnosis. Despite the fact that, according to statistics, one in three people suffers from this disease, much remains unclear, including the causes and treatment. How to prevent all these problems? How to maintain health and quality of life? In this article we will try to answer these questions.
Hypertension (hypertension): what is it?
According to the currently accepted classification, arterial hypertension is an increase in blood pressure above 140/90 mm. rt. Art. Today there are two forms of hypertension:
- primary (or essential, that is, the cause is unknown) - characterized by an increase in blood pressure for no apparent reason;
- secondary (symptomatic) - the cause of increased blood pressure is associated with any internal organ (liver, kidneys, lungs, brain, endocrine glands).
As the name suggests, the cause of essential hypertension, despite all the achievements of modern medicine, is unclear, so the only traditional method of treatment remains the elimination of hypertension with pills. And since pills only alleviate the consequences without eliminating the cause, the importance of hypertension is keenly felt in the modern world. However, a group of medical researchers has developed a new concept for the development of hypertension, which explains the mechanism of the disease at the cellular level and is confirmed by numerous studies. We will talk about this innovative approach.
First of all, any disease is a disruption of the functioning of the body. And since our large, well-coordinated body consists of cells, all the functions of the body are provided by them, small cells.
Microlife invisible to the eyes is always present in the body: some cells die, others are formed. The body's job is to maintain the balance between functioning and dead cells. The immune system is involved in this task: special macrophage cells act as detergents: their task is to find and promptly remove such biodebris. When the body's immune system cannot cope with a critical mass of dead cells or when a cell, for various reasons, ceases to perform its tasks normally, the balance is disrupted and a disease occurs.
When does uncontrolled cell death occur and when does the cell no longer perform its functions? The answer is simple: when the cell itself does not have resources. By resources we mean everything that is necessary to obtain from the outside for the cell to carry out its function. Any cell, to maintain its functioning and "clean up" waste products, constantly interacts with intercellular fluid, which, in turn, restores and renews its composition through contact with blood. The blood receives resources, including from the external environment: the lungs produce oxygen, the digestive system - nutrients in the form of water, fats, carbohydrates and proteins.
In order for this complex system to work and the body has time to get rid of damaged cells, replacing them with new ones, a resource is needed that puts all this into action, in motion. Such a resource is the microvibration that occurs in the body as a result of the work of muscle cells (myofibrils). Microvibration is always present in the body, even during sleep. Even with maximum relaxation, many muscle cells continue to work and create microvibrations of the intercellular fluid around them.
It is known that approximately 60% of the cells in the body are muscle cells and they consume more than 80% of all energy generated in the body. And nearly half of this energy expenditure is required to maintain the resting microvibration level or background microvibration level. Such colossal energy expenditures do not happen without reason: they are necessary for human life. The absence of microvibration in the body means death, and its deficiency means disease.
Similarly, with hypertension, if there is a lack of microvibration in the body for a long time, the cells begin to perform their function much worse, which leads to the fact that the tissues begin to become "dry" and the Functional cells function worse and die. This deteriorates the functioning of vital organs - the kidneys; problems arise in the spine, which cause a deterioration in the blood supply to the brain and spinal cord. And problems with these organs are the most common causes of hypertension and, in general, a decrease in the tone of the entire organism.
Hypertension and hypertension: what are the differences?
There are so many terms and designations in the medical world that it is sometimes very difficult for an ordinary person to understand and understand what is happening to his body, what do all these abbreviations and diagnoses mean? First let's define what is the difference between high blood pressure and high blood pressure, what is the difference?
Hypertension is a condition of high blood pressure. And hypertension is already a disease that affects the whole body and one of the symptoms of which is hypertension. The degree of change in the organs that causes hypertension is the stage of the disease.
In the modern and accepted medical classification, there are 3 degrees of arterial hypertension:
Type of blood pressure and degree of hypertension |
Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg. Art. |
Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg. Art. |
|---|---|---|
Normal |
Less than 130 |
Less than 85 |
High |
130-139 |
85-89 |
I degree hypertension (mild) |
140-159 |
90-99 |
II degree of hypertension (moderate) |
160-179 |
100-109 |
III degree of hypertension (severe) |
Greater than or equal to 180 |
Greater than or equal to 110 |
Complications and consequences of hypertension
To understand exactly how constantly high blood pressure leads to terrible complications, what kind of disease hypertension is and why exactly it is dangerous, let's consider the mechanism of development (pathogenesis) of hypertension.
Long-term arterial hypertension often leads to irreversible consequences, especially at the vascular bed level:
- thickening of the walls of blood vessels, reducing their elasticity;
- permanent narrowing of the lumen of the small arteries of blood vessels;
- thickening of the heart muscle (myocardium);
- increased damage to the walls of blood vessels due to high blood flow speed, the formation of atherosclerotic plaques at the sites of damage.
Since it is the vascular system itself, in fact, the supplier and bearer of external resources, let's see what happens to it in case of prolonged hypertension. Normally, the wall of blood vessels is elastic, which allows the body to quickly adapt to constantly changing conditions. But in a situation of constant shortage of high pressure and microvibrations, the vascular wall thickens and loses its elasticity. This happens mainly because the organism, for a series of reasons (physical inactivity, poor diet, excess weight, etc. ), experiences a lack of microvibrations, the immune system does not have time to "recycle" the dead cells and living cells cannot fully carry out their task. The body is forced to urgently get rid of non-functioning and dead cells. One of the ways to get rid of them is to turn them into a stable structure: connective tissue or fibrosis. In turn, fibrosis in the walls of blood vessels significantly reduces their elasticity and strength, which can lead to injury to the vessel and bleeding from it. This situation is especially dangerous in the brain, as it can lead to a stroke.
In addition, most organs do not need high pressure at all, and a defense mechanism is activated - spasm (narrowing) of small arteries to reduce blood flow through them. This simply wastes a colossal amount of the entire body's resources, which cannot last long. Therefore, to save resources, the walls of the blood vessels thicken again and the muscle cells are replaced with connective cells, so a reverse increase in the lumen of the blood vessels becomes impossible.
This inflexibility of the vascular wall leads to the formation of microtraumas of the wall and the deposition of cholesterol there. This results in a narrowing of the vessel in a certain area. This means that organs and tissues do not receive their portion of nutrients and will not be able to fully perform their function. The heart, in turn, is forced to work harder to pump blood through such inelastic (narrowed) vessels, which means it has no choice but to increase the mass of heart cells: myocytes. This condition is called myocardial hypertrophy. And everything would seem to be fine, but the coronary vessels, which are intended to nourish the heart, do not become larger and a so-called deficiency of blood supply to the myocardium occurs: ischemia. And if an atherosclerotic plaque grows on the altered wall of the coronary artery, then there is a high risk of complete cessation of blood supply to the myocardium in this area - death of part of the myocardium occurs - a heart attack.
Stroke, heart attack and atherosclerosis are the most common complications of hypertension and causes of instant death.
Is it possible to have a disability if you suffer from hypertension?
Disability is the inability to carry out normal household activities and take care of oneself. With the progression of hypertension, when all the body's resources are depleted, the development of heart failure begins. From the name it is obvious that in this condition the heart simply cannot perform its main function: supplying oxygen to organs and tissues. When heart failure becomes critical, a person suffers a significant loss of quality of life and even putting a kettle in the kitchen becomes equivalent to a heroic feat. Naturally, in such conditions a person receives disability due to hypertension.
Conditions and causes of hypertension
What are the main causes of hypertension? What triggers this whole cascade of reactions and what causes the disease?
Our body, as we have already mentioned, is an internal universe made up of billions of cells that all function as a single unit. The amazing self-regulatory processes of this universe allow a person to live and survive in environmental conditions. Everything that happens in the body is not random and is conditioned by something, it serves something.
To understand what can cause hypertension in a person, we must pay attention to the cells again. For any cellular process it is necessary that the cellular components (proteins, fats, carbohydrates) can meet in space. The already familiar microvibration of the surrounding internal space plays a huge role in this. With a deficiency of microvibration, first of all, cellular function is disrupted, and this, along the chain, leads to disruption of the nutrition of the spinal cord, kidneys, brain, and, as a final consequence, to the development of hypertension. At the same time, it is important to understand that if the body increases blood pressure, for some reason it is necessary. It would be more correct to say: vitally important! However, the causes of hypertension in men and women are largely similar.
Insufficient renal function
The kidneys are the only human organ that physiologically requires high blood pressure, since the blood must pass under pressure through special membranes to purify itself. At pressure less than 80 mm Hg. Art. the kidneys stop filtering (purifying) the blood and this is deadly.
Therefore, the body cannot, under any circumstances, allow the kidneys to reduce or stop filtering. If for some reason the kidneys cannot cope with filtering (purifying) the blood, the brain receives the command to increase blood pressure to increase the productivity of the kidneys. This is one of the most common causes of hypertension.
In this case, the kidneys themselves may be fine, but the overall "contamination" of the blood may exceed the kidneys' ability to clean it at normal pressure. Therefore, the body needs to increase the performance of the kidneys by increasing blood pressure.
In this case it is sufficient to improve kidney function and the pressure will normalize. And the functioning of the kidneys can be improved through a more intense supply of nutrients to the cells and their purification of waste products. To do this it is sufficient to increase the level of microvibration (microcirculation) in the kidney area. In addition, the kidneys are one of the few organs that do not have their own muscle fibers, so they receive microvibrations from the nearby working muscles of the abdomen and back. From this point of view it becomes very clear how physical inactivity, incorrect posture and an increase in the amount of adipose tissue lead to the deterioration of renal function and, consequently, to hypertension. As a result, to improve the functioning of the kidneys and interrupt the entire chain, we again come to the conclusion that it is enough to normalize the level of microvibration of the kidneys.
There is currently only one device in the world that can specifically increase the level of microvibration in any human organ. We are talking about a unique development: medical devices for vibroacoustic effects and a method: phonation.
The effectiveness of treating hypertension using these devices has been confirmed by numerous studies.
Reduced blood flow to the brain
Another cause could be a disruption of the blood supply to the brain or spinal cord due to narrowing or pinching of the arteries. This can happen due to problems with the spine (osteochondrosis, intervertebral hernia), congenital features of the vascular bed, which can worsen over time due to atherosclerosis.
The body cannot allow interruptions in the blood supply to the brain, so it increases pressure to push the necessary volume of blood through the existing narrowed vessels.
So fixing the problem with the blood supply to the brain or spinal cord can reduce pressure. Vibroacoustic therapy using devices can also be used for this purpose. With the help of special transducers (vibraphones), the mechanical microvibration of the device is transmitted by contact into the human body up to a depth of 10 cm and leads to an increase in microcapillary blood and lymphatic flow. And this, in turn, leads to better nutrition of cells and timely removal of their waste products.
Therefore, with the help of phonation, it is possible to eliminate swelling of the spine due to osteochondrosis or intervertebral hernia, which will allow to "free" squeezed arteries and improve blood supply to the brain.
Eating disorder
Overloading the body with simple carbohydrates, fats, alcohol, nicotine, etc. It leads to the fact that a huge amount of resources is spent on their disposal (neutralization and purification) and, as a result, the body simply does not have time to restore cellular balance in the vascular system, a shortage of resources occurs, which leads to the development of hypertension. All these factors lead to the fact that even young organisms experience a lack of resources, and as a result, in the modern world we are increasingly faced with hypertension in young people.
Hormonal disorders
It is absolutely known that hormone levels significantly influence blood pressure. The body has a complex interaction between the entire endocrine system, which includes the glands located in the brain (pituitary and hypothalamus) and the glands present in the rest of the body (thyroid, parathyroid, reproductive). These glands should normally ensure the balance of the body's internal environment, including the constancy of blood pressure. With a deficiency of microvibration, as we have already found out, nutrition and all vital functions at the cellular level suffer, which means that with a deficiency of microvibration, the entire endocrine system, which by the way is very sensitive to the lack of nutrients, it will work incorrectly and intermittently. Hormone levels are disrupted and blood pressure "jumps". It is enough to normalize the blood supply and improve the microvibration of the endocrine glands for the hormone levels to return to normal.
Psychosomatics
In our busy age, we should not forget about the so-called psychosomatics and its contribution to hypertension. The fact is that with constant psychological stress a sea of biological active substances is released into the blood that increase vascular tone and pressure. Constant stress and strong negative emotions lead to increased muscle tone, and this soon depletes the body's resources and then all body functions decrease, creating conditions for the onset of the disease. In this case, it is necessary not only to normalize the background of microvibration, but also to pay close attention to the emotional component.
Age characteristics
Hypertension at a young age, in children and adolescents, stands out. As a rule, the cause in such cases is often endocrine (hormonal) disorders or diseases of the spine. At the same time, "adult" drugs can not always cope with hypertension in this group of patients without harming the child's body. Therefore, the task arises to use methods to reduce the doses of drugs used. One of these methods is phonation. Research has confirmed the effectiveness of reducing drug doses or even the possibility of doing without them.
Hypertension in the elderly also has its characteristics, because. . . choosing the dosage of drugs due to concomitant diseases can be very difficult, and often the doctor finds himself in a kind of "fork" - when prescribing drugs to lower blood pressure leads to deterioration of the functioning of other organs. And in this case phonation can come to the rescue, safe and effective when used in elderly patients.
Phonetics is a modern and effective, non-pharmacological method of treating and preventing hypertension
The effectiveness of the method is confirmed by medical research, clinical practice and reviews of doctors. Treatment and prevention of hypertension is carried out using compact medical devices with vibroacoustic influence. The advantage of the method is the ability to independently carry out the procedures at home, as well as the absence of side effects and a limited number of contraindications.