Calm the Pressure - How Chronic Stress Keeps Your Numbers High

You might be doing everything "right"-eating well, exercising, even drinking enough water-but if you're living under constant stress, your blood pressure may still refuse to budge. Stress isn't just mental. It causes real physiological changes:

• It triggers the release of adrenaline and cortisol

• It causes blood vessels to constrict

• It increases heart rate and blood volume

Over time, these stress responses put a serious strain on your cardiovascular system. But here's the good news: stress is manageable. And small, consistent practices make a huge difference.

Simple stress soothers:

- Take 3 deep breaths before meals or during tense moments

- Create a bedtime wind-down ritual (no screens, dim lights, deep breathing)

- Walk outside daily-even 10 minutes helps

In the Vivahealthy coaching program, we guide clients through mindset tools, breathing exercises, and habit shifts that restore calm from the inside out.

Lowering your blood pressure isn't just about what you eat. It's also about how you live, how you breathe, and how you show up for yourself under pressure.