HYPERTENSION RELAXES WITH CHIROPRACTIC

Chiropractic adjustments have recently been proven to reduce-even eliminate-hypertension, also known as high blood pressure. This is good news for the 65 million Americans who currently struggle with the disease.Traditionally, many people with high blood pressure have turned to prescription drugs such as diuretics, beta blockers, and calcium channel blockers to provide a cure. But medication has not been able to defeat this disease. In many cases, medication has gone on to cause other health problems for hypertension sufferers. That's why it's important to first treat high blood pressure with safer, alternative therapies such as chiropractic.In a ground-breaking clinical study, presented at the 2006 annual meeting of the American Society of Hypertension, researchers gathered 50 patients with blood pressure greater than 140/90. The group was randomly divided into two groups for study purposes. Group One received regular chiropractic adjustments, and group two received a mock chiropractic adjustment. In just three weeks, the group that received chiropractic adjustments showed significant improvements in their blood pressure reading. After eight weeks, their systolic pressure averaged less than 130. In comparison, the group receiving mock adjustments noted no drop in blood pressure during the entire study.If you suffer from hypertension, it's time to put the power of regularly scheduled chiropractic adjustments-along with a healthy diet-into your lifestyle today.

Say goodbye to Headaches

People suffering from headaches may find the antidote they're looking for in chiropractic adjustments. A study from Duke University in Durham, NC, found that regularly scheduled chiropractic adjustments can dramatically lessen the intensity and frequency of headaches. In the study, 2,500 people suffering with headaches were divided into two groups. The first group received chiropractic care. The second group took a common pain reliever. Both methods of treatment were found to provide relief for a majority of patients. However, people taking the drug also experienced some type of adverse affect 82 percent of the time.Four weeks after the study ended, it was found that patients who had received chiropractic adjustments were experiencing less intense headaches, less often. As for the group who had taken pain medication to relieve their headaches, they continued to suffer. Their headache frequency and intensity remained the same.This report shows that chiropractic adjustments allow the body to function more smoothly, opening the doors to healing. Drugs, on the other hand, tend to mask the problem instead of offering a cure. Make sure your body is running at the highest level of function by making chiropractic a regular part of your lifestyle.[Source: Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research, 2001]