Reduced capillary contractility, slowing of blood flow, a decrease in the number of open capillaries, and increased resistance in the peripheral capillary circulation are responsible for essential hypertension*.
Medical researchers in the last century concluded that capillaries, through the action of precapillary sphincters, could independently propel blood, acting as microscopic hearts
" In arterial loop of the capillary is a narrowing, this sphincter (I prefer the term "valve") can reduce blood consumption; in the venous loop. The sphincter at the junction with the venule narrows and causes in the capillary stagnation and then expansion of the venous loop.
Think of each capillary as a microheart with two halves – venous and arterial and with their respective valves and you will understand the great importance of these peripheral hearts for normal and pathological physiology.
To neglect this phenomenon means neglect the crucial part of blood circulation. (Great names are quite often, alas, they cover up great ignorance)." **
From a hemodynamic standpoint, changes in the capillary network lead to an increase in total peripheral resistance and, consequently, to elevated arterial blood pressure.
The heart is forced to work under a greater load in order to overcome this resistance.
Over time, myocardial hypertrophy develops, which may later be followed by myocardial exhaustion.
Thus, in many cases of hypertension, the primary factor is not the heart and not the large arteries, but the capillary network.
If the patency and contractility of the capillaries are restored, peripheral resistance will decrease and arterial blood pressure will fall.
This explains the effectiveness of therapeutic methods aimed at opening capillaries and improving microcirculation.
The mechanism of action of Zalmanov baths is always the same: opening closed capillaries, increasing the supply of oxygen, glucose, and other nutrients, improving venous blood circulation, removing metabolites, and gradually eliminating harmful metabolic byproducts.
To reduce high blood pressure, only the yellow emulsion should be used.
* Essential hypertension is a chronic elevation of arterial blood pressure for which no specific cause can be identified. It accounts for approximately 90–95% of all cases of high blood pressure.
**The Secret Wisdom of the Human Body