Managing blood pressure with non-medication-based strategies

The Bottom Line

• Globally, over 1.1 billion people live with hypertension, a condition that puts them at greater risk of developing a variety of health issues and early death.
• In people with prehypertension to established hypertension, non-medication-based strategies such as Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH), a low-sodium and high potassium dietary approach, salt restriction, aerobic exercise, isometric exercise, breathing control, yoga, low-calorie diet, low-calorie diet plus exercise, and comprehensive lifestyle modification can reduce systolic and diastolic blood pressure.
• DASH appears to be the most effective non-medication-based strategy at lowering blood pressure.
• Speak with your health care provider(s) (e.g., primary care provider or cardiologist) about both your medication and non-medication-based options to develop a treatment or prevention plan that is tailored to your individual needs.

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