Hot Tub Therapy - How To Lower Blood Pressure With Less Medication By Karen Naylor At Isnare.com Ezine Articles

That great feeling you get when you unwind in a hot tub is mainly because of the way your body responds to the heat and jets of water. Our bodies are quite complicated, and many types of therapies and drugs can work. Hydrotherapy, or the therapy of water, in a home hot tub is one way to improve our health.

Hot tubs are great for those with high blood pressure (aka hypertension). High blood pressure is customarily defined as being greater than 140/90. For those with this condition, time in a hot tub or spa is one extremely beneficial therapy as it can aid medicines.

Blood pressure is necessary for you to survive, and it is produced in three different ways: heart rate (how quickly the heart is beating); how much pressure the heart is pumping against (the more relaxed blood vessels are, the easier it is to pump blood into them, the tighter they are, the more difficult it is); and the volume of blood in the veins and arteries.

Hydrotherapy in a hottub provides benefits for high blood pressure because it dilates, or opens up, blood vessels so the heart doesn't need to pump as hard. This lowers blood pressure and it reduces the amount the heart has to work by up to 20%. Your body opens up the blood vessels because it senses that you are getting too overheated and the ones near the surface of the skin relax in an effort to release heat.

This vasodilation (opening up of blood vessels) allows oxygen to travel more freely to places where it customarily does not go in great amounts. Due to the fact that oxygen is a rather important part of healing, hot tub hydrotherapy enhances healing.

Vasodilation serves an added purpose because the blood cleanses away wastes from different parts of the body in the same way that it circulates nutrients. When it's been a difficult workout and your muscles are aching, it is often because there is a build up of lactic acid. The quicker blood gets to the muscles to remove the lactic acid, the faster they will feel better. This also allows your muscles to relax.

Don't delay - finish your research on which hot tub you can afford to buy, install and operate, and enjoy the wonderful health benefits. You won't regret it.

NOTE: It is important to make and appointment with your physician before adding any kind of treatment.

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