High blood pressure affects approximately 45% of American adults, making it one of the most prevalent chronic health conditions in the United States. According to the American Heart Association, this translates to roughly 116 million people living with hypertension.
Did you know that eating well, exercising regularly, and maintaining a healthy weight might not be enough to control your blood pressure? What if hidden triggers that your doctor never told you are driving those numbers? What if addressing those hidden triggers could make a difference for you?
On a recent dental visit, my blood pressure was 158/81. I somewhat sarcastically said, “That’s because I don’t like being here or at a doctor’s office.” I went home and was sure I would get it to normal by resetting my Vagus Nerve, relaxing, and doing other resets. I did all of that, retested, AND . . . it was still 158/81!
Despite eating organic foods, exercising five times a week, walking 2 miles a day, and maintaining a healthy weight in my 70s, clearly something was still off. I went on a 90-day journey, tracking my blood pressure and trying different things to get to balance.
Discovering what brought my blood pressure to normal was an even bigger surprise!
I tested my blood pressure daily for over 90 days and tracked variables. Over that time, I made three discoveries that affected my blood pressure, either positively or negatively.
First Discovery: Nitric Oxide
Most people are deficient in nitric oxide, which determines how efficiently oxygen reaches your brain. You can test this at home with simple test strips. I had gotten mine to cherry pink (healthy). Whenever I went without my favorite nitric oxide support, my nitric oxide test strip would show a white result, and my blood pressure readings would become unbalanced, rising into the 150s. BFF is a daily support that clearly makes a difference for me! Here is an earlier blog post to learn more about nitric oxide and BFF.
Second Game-Changer: VTT Technology (Vibro Tactile Technology)
I discovered Super Patch technology – these patches send specific signals through your skin to balance brain pathways. Since I knew the brain controls everything in our bodies, it is evident that it could play a role in regulating blood pressure numbers. I wasn’t sure which patches would make a difference, so I played with them. Yes, learning to experiment while noticing and discovering is a skill you can develop.
My best combination?
- Peace (for stress management to balance sympathetic and parasympathetic pathways)
- Joy (to restore joy, creativity, and break depression patterns)
- Boost (for clean energy without stimulants)
Within a couple of days, my morning readings dropped from 158/80 to between 120 /80 and 130/80.
I didn’t realize how much stress, discouragement, and low energy had been impacting my health, especially my blood pressure! I thought I was pretty cool, calm, and collected! Step aside, pride – it’s time to acknowledge life can be challenging, and some brain support can be a game changer!
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Third Game-Changer: Unforgiveness
As I began to see balanced scores regularly, I was surprised when one day the score again increased to the 150s. Instead of testing with all of the resources I have access to, I decided to ask the Lord.
Lord, what would You like to say to me about this situation?
I quickly heard His response, “Who are you irritated with?” Very quickly, names came to mind. I knew I needed to forgive them, and I did so immediately. I retested, and my score had dropped 10 points. That was progress, but not enough to get back to my new normal scores.
Lord, what else do You want to say to me about this situation?
I then heard, “What are you upset about with me?” That one brought me to tears. I knew what He was referencing. It took me time to choose to forgive Him for what I believed He had allowed that had brought me much pain.
Once I did the simple forgiveness process, my blood pressure numbers consistently returned to 120/80! Here are YouTube videos on that process.
Who would have thought that
- Nitric Oxide levels (easily tested),
- Brain Pathways (easy to test and play with via Super Patch patches), or
- Unforgiveness could be so instrumental in balancing my blood pressure numbers!