Luckily, as studies are now showing, there may be a route to lower blood pressure through chiropractic care. The data from these studies shows an affective method being used that has no side effects, and may revolutionize the care of patients with high blood pressure.

Chiropractors work on spines to improve and protect anything from the nervous system to posture, and have found that the answer to lowering blood pressure may be in the spine. The key area is the Atlas, or C-1 vertebra, which is responsible for holding the head in place. An Atlas vertebra that is even a millimeter off can cause problems in the body, and can restrict normal blood flow in the spine, or cause arteries to remain contracted. When this happens, high blood pressure may be one of the results. Which means through simple chiropractic manipulation, original blood flow may be restored.

And by lowering blood pressure to more normal levels, in some cases, it may be enough to stop taking medications.

If you are suffering from high blood pressure, chiropractic care may allow you options to your treatment routine. Not all blood pressure problems stem from the Atlas vertebra, but it is possible that your vertebra may be misaligned. If this is the case, then a simple realignment may just be your path to a healthier and longer life.

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In the old west, the mortal punishment of choice was hanging.  Many people mistakenly think that hanging kills by strangling the victim, this is completely untrue.  Hanging kills the same way that subluxations kill, by causing interference to the mind body connection.

When a person is hung the force causes a fracture of the second cervical vertebra, called a hangman’s fracture (big surprise!), that damages the spinal cord.  When the spinal cord is damaged with this type of force it can cause a complete interruption of the flow of information from the brain to the body and the body to the brain.  This complete disruption is also known as DEATH.

Subluxation causes the same phenomenon to occur.  When the spine doesn’t function properly it loses its ability to protect the nerve system and becomes an irritant by pinching, rubbing, or stretching the spinal cords and nerves.  This causes the same loss of communication between the brain and the body as the Hangman’s fracture, but to a lesser degree so the damages may take months or even years to accumulate. Either way, the end result will be the same. 

The moral of the story is:

People are hung for the sole purpose of breaking the mind body connection, subluxation just does it slower!

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There are many natural ways to lower blood pressure consistently.  One is simply DRINK MORE WATER!  No, coffee, tea, soda, or alcohol of any kind does not count.  You need (we all need) more water.  Secondly, we could all afford to eat more fruits and veggies.  Raw is best, and the more, the better.  Juicing can help get lots of great nutrients quickly.  I feel that for the money the Jack LaLanne Juicer is the best, and is easy to find on sale, too.  Third, and possibly most important, have your atlas adjusted by an upper cervical(neck) specialist of which I am one.

These specialized chiropractors can be hard to find because there are a relative few of us.  For instance, I practice an upper cervical technique called Blair.  There are 3 of us in the entire state of Colorado, therefore I see patients from all over Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and Kansas.  A couple of great places to find an upper cervical doctor near you are: www.blairchiropractic.com and www.upcspine.com.

Recently, Good Morning America had a special news segment on the effectiveness of specific atlas adjustments and reducing high blood pressure.  Click on the link for the video.  The overall lesson is that Blair Chiropractic is more than just neck pain, back pain, and headaches (although, we are great at fixing these, too).  It is about restoring health and your body’s own ability to heal itself, as long as there is no interference to the function of the nervous system.  Enjoy the video.

High blood pressure and chiropractic on GMA