{"id":7377,"date":"2020-11-01T06:00:38","date_gmt":"2020-11-01T06:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cathybiase.com\/?p=7377"},"modified":"2020-09-02T01:17:42","modified_gmt":"2020-09-02T01:17:42","slug":"are-you-a-dipper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cathybiase.com\/index.php\/2020\/11\/01\/are-you-a-dipper\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You A Dipper?"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you were to regularly take your blood pressure when you wake up each day and just before you go to bed at night you should notice a pattern of variance between the 2 readings.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is because our blood pressure has a circadian rhythm.<\/span><\/p>\n

Blood pressure\u00a0is normally\u00a0lower at night\u00a0and then starts to rise a few hours before you wake up. It continues to rise during the day, usually peaking in the middle of the afternoon. Then in the late afternoon and evening, your\u00a0blood pressure\u00a0begins dropping again.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"This is a healthy dipping pattern and denotes a healthy blood pressure circadian rhythm.<\/span><\/p>\n

So, what happens if this is not the case?\u00a0 What if you don\u2019t dip?<\/span><\/p>\n

There are many studies suggesting that people who do not show an appropriate nocturnal dip in blood pressure, called non-dippers, are at a higher risk of developing cardiovascular complications and disease.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We can greatly impact our blood pressure, both negatively and positively, by our sleeping pattern.<\/span><\/p>\n

Research has found that those who sleep less than 4 hours a night are at a higher risk of hypertension, which is high blood pressure, than those who sleep 7 hours each night.<\/span><\/p>\n

And here’s a kicker. Even one bad night’s sleep can have an impact by causing a spike in blood pressure that night!<\/span><\/p>\n

Home Monitoring Of Your Blood Pressure\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Taking your blood pressure reading regularly is a simple habit to develop.\u00a0 It will give you a day to day snapshot of your reading and over time give you a pattern of your blood pressure. This will help you to identify irregularities or changes.<\/span><\/p>\n

And this is important both for cancer prevention and for those going through treatment.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hypertension is associated with a higher risk for not only developing cancer but dying from it as well.<\/span><\/p>\n

In one large study that included 289,454 men and 288,345 women, the results showed that higher than normal blood pressure was statistically significantly associated with a 10-20% higher risk of developing cancer in men, and a higher risk of dying from the disease in both men and women.<\/span><\/p>\n

And for those in active care, there is a known association between chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatment and the development or worsening of hypertension.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There is a known association between chemotherapy and radiotherapy for treatment of cancer patients and development or worsening of hypertension\u2026Morbidity and mortality increased in patients with cancer and hypertension without proper antihypertensive treatment. We concluded that there is need for early diagnosis, effective monitoring and treatment strategies for hypertension in cancer patients in order to reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As well, other medications used to treat cancer can cause a rapid onset of elevated blood pressure.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So, in both cancer prevention and in active care, monitoring your blood pressure is a simple yet powerful tool to include in your own health protocol.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you have early warning signs of a change in your blood pressure, whether in active cancer care or in prevention, you can bring this to the attention of your physician and get ahead of potential issues.<\/span><\/p>\n

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References<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Sleep and Hypertension<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC2913764\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

High blood pressure is linked to increased risk of developing or dying from cancer<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2011\/09\/110926182618.htm<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

Association between blood pressure and risk of cancer development: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41598-019-45014-4#:~:text=Over%20the%20past%20few%20decades,to%20men%20(63%25%20vs.<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

Hypertension in Patients with Cancer<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4386854\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Hypertension and cancer treatment<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

https:\/\/siteman.wustl.edu\/treatment\/cardio-oncology\/high-blood-pressure\/#:~:text=Hypertension%20and%20cancer%20treatment,pressure%20are%20anti%2DVEGF%20medications.<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

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