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Stress and high blood pressure: What's the connection?
2025-01-09 08:45:03| Spiritual Career Counseling
Stress and high blood pressure: What's the connection?Stress can cause short-term spikes in blood pressure. Taking steps to reduce stress can improve your heart health.By Mayo Clinic StaffBeing under stress can cause your blood pressure to spike briefly. But researchers aren't sure whether stress can cause blood pressure to rise long-term.Experts do know that exercising 3 to 5 times a week for 30 minutes can lower stress. For people with high blood pressure, doing activities that help manage stress and improve health can help lower blood pressure.Reactions to stress can affect blood pressureThe body releases a surge of hormones when under stress. These hormones cause the heart to beat faster and the blood vessels to narrow. These actions increase blood pressure for a time.There's no proof that stress by itself causes long-term high blood pressure. But reacting to stress in unhealthy ways can raise blood pressure and increase the risk of heart attack and stroke. Behaviors linked to high... [ more ]
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