Everyone has heard of heart attacks and strokes - it's what we fear and try to avoid with all our might. Yet these are the most common causes of death in hypertension and hypertension.
Arterial hypertension or hypertension is the most common and generally recognized diagnosis. Despite the fact that, according to statistics, every third person 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 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 main, i. e. the cause is unknown) - characterized by an increase in blood pressure without an apparent cause;
- secondary (symptomatic) - the cause of increased blood pressure is related to internal organs (liver, kidneys, lungs, brain, endocrine glands).
As the name suggests, the cause of essential hypertension, despite all the achievements of modern medicine, is not clear, so the only traditional method of treatment remains the elimination of high blood pressure with pills. And since pills relieve only the consequences, without eliminating the cause, the importance of hypertension is acutely felt in the modern world. However, a group of medical researchers 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 malfunction of the body. And since our large and well-coordinated body is made up of cells, all the functions of the body are provided by them, small cells.
Microlife, invisible to the eye, is always present in the body - some cells die, others are formed. The body's job is to maintain a balance between functioning and dead cells. The immune system participates in this task - special cells of macrophages act as cleaners - their task is to detect and promptly remove such biodebris. When the body's immune system cannot deal with a critical mass of dead cells, or when a cell for various reasons stops performing its tasks normally, the balance is disturbed and disease occurs.
When does uncontrolled cell death occur and when does the cell fail to perform its functions? The answer is simple: when the cell itself has no resources. By resources we mean everything that must be obtained from the outside in order for the cell to perform its function. Each cell, in order to maintain its functioning and "clean" waste products, constantly interacts with the intercellular fluid, which in turn restores and renews its composition through contact with the 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 for the body to have time to get rid of damaged cells by replacing them with new ones, a resource is needed to set it all in motion, 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, including during sleep. Even with maximum relaxation, many muscle cells continue to work and create a microvibration of the intercellular fluid around them.
It is known that about 60% of the body's cells are muscle cells and they consume more than 80% of all the energy generated in the body. And almost half of this energy expenditure is required to maintain the microvibration level at rest or the microvibration background. Such colossal energy costs do not happen for no 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 "slag" and the functional cells work worse anddie. This worsens the functioning of vital organs - the kidneys, problems arise in the spine, which leads to a deterioration in 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 wholeorganism.
Hypertension and hypertension - what are the differences?
There are so many terms and designations in the medical world that sometimes it is 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 hypertension and hypertension, what is the difference?
Hypertension is a condition of high blood pressure. And hypertension is already a disease that affects the whole organism and one of the symptoms of which is hypertension. The degree of change in the organs that causes high blood pressure is the stage of the disease.
In the modern 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 of 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 persistently elevated blood pressure leads to terrible complications, what a disease hypertension is and why it is dangerous, let's look at the mechanism of development (pathogenesis) of hypertension.
Long-term high blood pressure (hypertension) often leads to irreversible consequences, especially in the vascular bed:
- thickening of the walls of blood vessels, reducing their elasticity;
- permanent narrowing of the lumen of the small arteries of the blood vessels;
- thickening of the heart muscle (myocardium);
- increased damage to the walls of blood vessels due to high blood flow rates, formation of atherosclerotic plaques at the sites of damage.
Since it is the vascular system that is actually the supplier and carrier of external resources, let's see what happens to it during prolonged high blood pressure. 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 high pressure and microvibration deficiency, the vessel wall thickens and loses its elasticity. This happens mainly because the body, due to a number of reasons (lack of physical activity, improper diet, overweight, etc. ), experiences a deficiency of microvibration, the immune system does not have time to "recycle" dead cells, and living cells cannot fully perform the tasksi. The body is forced to urgently get rid of non-working and dead cells. One of the ways to get rid of them is to transform them into a stable structure - connective tissue, or fibrosis. In turn, fibrosis of the walls of blood vessels significantly reduces their elasticityand strength, which can lead to injury to the vessel and bleeding from it. This situation is especially dangerous for the brain, as it can lead to a stroke.
In addition, most organs do not need high pressure at all, and a protective mechanism is activated - a spasm (narrowing) of the small arteries to reduce blood flow through them. It simply wastes a colossal amount of the whole body's resources, which cannot last long. Therefore, in order to save resources, the walls of the blood vessels thicken again and the muscle cells are replaced by connective cells, after which the reverse increase in the lumen of the blood vessels becomes impossible.
This inflexibility of the vascular wall leads to the formation of microtraumas on the wall and deposition of cholesterol there. This leads to a narrowing of the court in a certain area. This means that the organs and tissues do not receive their portion of nutrients, which means that they will not be able to fully perform their function. The heart, in turn, is forced to work with increased force to pump blood through such inelastic (narrowed) vessels, which means that it has no choice but to increase the mass of heart cells - myocytes. This condition is called myocardial hypertrophy. And everything looks fine, but the coronary vessels, which are meant to nourish the heart, do not become larger and the so-called deficiency of myocardial blood supply - ischemia - occurs. And if an atherosclerotic plaque grows on the changed 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 the causes of sudden death.
Is it possible to get disability if you have hypertension?
Disability is the inability to perform normal household activities and self-care. With the progression of hypertension, when all the body's resources are exhausted, the development of heart failure begins. It is obvious from the name that in this condition the heart simply cannot perform its main function - the supply of organs and tissues with oxygen. When heart failure becomes critical, a person suffers a significant loss of quality of life, and even putting a kettle on in the kitchen becomes a heroic feat. Of course, under such conditions one gets impaired 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 already mentioned, is an internal universe consisting of billions of cells that work as a whole. The amazing processes of self-regulation of this universe allow a person to live and survive in the conditions of the environment. Everything that happens in the body is not accidental and is conditioned by something, it is necessary for something.
To understand what can cause a person's hypertension, we need to look again at the cells. For every cellular process, it is necessary that cellular components (proteins, fats, carbohydrates) can meet in space. A huge role for this is played by the already known microvibration of the surrounding internal space. In the case of microvibration deficiency, first of all, the cellular function is disturbed, and this in turn leads to a disturbance in 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, then for some reason this is necessary. It would be more correct to say - vitally important! However, the causes of hypertension in men and women are largely similar.
Insufficient kidney function
The kidneys are the only human organ that physiologically requires high blood pressure, as the blood must pass under pressure through special membranes to purify it. At a pressure below 80 mm Hg. Art. the kidneys stop filtering (purifying) the blood, and this is fatal.
Therefore, the body cannot under any circumstances allow the kidneys to reduce or stop filtration. If for some reason the kidneys cannot cope with filtering (purifying) the blood, then the brain receives a command to increase the blood pressure to increase the performance of the kidneys. This is one of the most common causes of hypertension.
In this case, the kidneys themselves may be fine, but the general "pollution" of the blood may exceed the ability of the kidneys to clean it at normal pressure. Therefore, the body must increase the work of the kidneys by raising the blood pressure.
In this case, it is enough to improve the work of the kidneys and the pressure will normalize. And the functioning of the kidneys can be improved by more intensive nutrition of the cells and their cleansing of waste products. To do this, it is enough just to raise the level of microvibration (microcirculation) in the area of the kidneys. In addition, the kidneys are one of the few organs that do not have their own muscle fibers, so they receive microvibration from the working adjacent muscles of the abdomen and back. From this point of view, it becomes crystal clear how lack of physical activity, incorrect posture and an increase in the proportion of adipose tissue lead to deterioration of kidney function and, as a consequence, to hypertension. Therefore, in order to improve the functioning of the kidneys and break this whole chain, we again come to the conclusion that it is enough to normalize the level of microvibration of the kidneys.
Currently, there is only one device in the world that can specifically increase the level of microvibration in any human organ. It is about a unique development - medical devices for vibroacoustic impact and method - phonation.
The effectiveness of the treatment of hypertension using these devices has been confirmed by many studies.
Impaired blood supply to the brain
Another cause may be a violation of the blood supply to the brain or spinal cord due to narrowing or pinching of the arteries. This can happen as a result of problems in the spine (osteochondrosis, intervertebral hernia), congenital features of the vascular bed, which can worsen over time due to atherosclerosis.
The body cannot tolerate the interruption of blood supply to the brain, so it increases the pressure to push the necessary amount of blood through the existing narrowed vessels.
Then fixing the problem with the blood supply to the brain or spinal cord can reduce the 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 at a depth of up to 10 cm and leads to increased microcapillary blood and lymph flow. And this, in turn, leads to improved nutrition of the cells and timely removal of their waste products.
Thus, with the help of phonation, it is possible to remove the swelling of the spine due to osteochondrosis or intervertebral hernia, which will allow you to "release" the pinched arteries and improve the blood supply to the brain.
Eating disorders
Overloading the body with simple carbohydrates, fats, alcohol, nicotine, etc. It leads to the fact that a huge amount of resources are spent on their disposal (neutralization and purification) and as a result, the body simply does not have time to restore the cellular balance in the vascular system, a resource deficit occurs, which leads to the development of hypertension. All these factors lead to the fact that young organisms also 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 affect blood pressure. The body has a complex interaction between the entire endocrine system, which includes glands located in the brain (pituitary and hypothalamus) and glands present in the rest of the body (thyroid, parathyroid, reproductive). These glands are normally supposed to ensure the balance of the body's internal environment, including the constancy of blood pressure. With a deficiency of microvibration, as we already understood, 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, will work incorrectly and intermittently. Hormonal levels are disturbed and blood pressure will "jump". It is enough to normalize the blood supply and improve the microvibration of the endocrine glands to normalize hormonal levels.
Psychosomatics
In our fast-paced 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 biologically active substances are released into the blood, which increase vascular tone and pressure. Constant stress and strong negative emotions lead to an increase in muscle tone, which soon exhausts the body's resources, and then all body functions decrease, which creates conditions for the occurrence of diseases. In this case, it is necessary not only to normalize the microvibrational background, but also to pay close attention to the emotional component.
Age characteristics
Hypertension at a young age, in children and adolescents, stands apart. As a rule, the cause in these cases is most often endocrine (hormonal) disorders or diseases of the spine. At the same time, drugs for "adults" cannot always cope with hypertension in this group of patients without harming the child's body. Therefore, the task arises of using methods to reduce the doses of the drugs used. One such method is phonation. The effectiveness of reducing drug doses or even the ability to do without them has been confirmed by research.
Hypertension in the elderly also has its own characteristics, as. . . the choice of the dose 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 a deterioration in the functioning of other organs. And in this case, help canto come phonation that is safe and effective when used in elderly patients.
Phonics is a modern effective non-medicinal method for the treatment and prevention of hypertension
The effectiveness of the method is confirmed by medical research, clinical practice and doctors' reviews. The treatment and prevention of hypertension is carried out with the help of compact medical devices with vibroacoustic impact. The advantage of the method is the ability to independently perform procedures at home, as well as the absence of side effects and a small number of contraindications.