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Nowadays, hypertension or high blood pressure has became an important problem in our society. Social pressure makes us more stressed and unhealthy food contributes to be prone to high blood pressure. Usually doctors recommend a change on diet, a reduction in the daily stress, and some medications. But, in addition, there is a new way to assist to reduce this silent and dangerous affliction in a natural way. This new treatment can complement hypertension treatments without conflicts and help to reduce medications in the long term is brainwave entrainment.

Innumerable studies have proven the relaxing effects of brainwave entrainment. In fact, brainwave stimulation is capable of relaxing users to deeper levels than any other traditional self-help technique. When most people are simply instructed to relax, very little muscle tension release is recorded, and in many cases tension actually increases though the subject my report of feeling or being more relaxed. However, when the body is guided to a relaxation state by brainwave entrainment, the body falls into a profoundly deep state of relaxation, causing blood vessels to dilate, increasing circulation, healing and the cleaning away of lactic acids.

Furthermore, the hypertension reduction can last for days and may eventually become permanent once you learn how to relax and become more familiar with the states of deep relaxation. The episodes of anger and stress become more rare and quality of life improves align with vast reduction in blood pressure.

Therefore, a brainwave entrainment based therapy for hypertension is meant to soothe the Amygdala and Hypothalamus, which are involved in vasoconstriction, fear and the fight-or-flight response. By calming these structures, blood pressure should decrease, muscles should relax, sweating should decrease and your extremities (hands and feet) should warm up.

A brainwave entrainment therapy for high blood pressure based on binaural beats comes in the form of a MP3 file with a sound session (sometimes the sound is mixed with soft music) with a duration of about 15 - 35 minutes. Sessions are made of delta waves (less than 3hz), that stimulate our brains to a deep relaxation. Given this format its use is easy and completely affordable. To use this type of session, you should find a quiet place, free of distraction. Be sure you are comfortable, in a chair or lying down. After starting the session, close your eyes and try to relax.

In summary, brainwave entrainment is a good complement to medical treatments in order to face hypertension. This treatment even can help you to reduce the medicine consumption. In addition, it is very easy to use and has no side effects.