Mason, OH
A 18-year-old male asked:
Is it possible to go from "hypertension" blood pressure to "normal" blood pressure and stay there for good. with only lifestyle changes?
2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in
Dr. Aman Sawanswered
Internal Medicine - Cardiology 17 years experience
Yes. : Lowering your salt intake, exercising, stress relief are great natural ways to reduce your blood pressure. It's hard for many people to keep up the lifestyle changes, but good luck !
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Dr. Kaveh Karandishanswered
Internal Medicine 18 years experience
Yes : It is possible to lower your blood pressure with diet and exercise modifications ... Losing wight and healthy low fat diet will improve your blood pressure which is variable in different cases ... That being said, there are resistant cases such as when high BP is a result of abnormal vessels in the kidneys such as renal artery vaso-occlusion , however these cases are not very common ...
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Last updated Jan 28, 2015
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