A 69-year-old female asked:
blood pressure reading is 165/78. how can i lower. it?
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Dr. Zafar Khan answered
58 years experience Urology
Low salt diet: The first step will be to reduce the salt in the diet significantly. Then see your doctor, who will prbably start you on the diuretic agent( to remove salt from the body via urine).
Answered on Apr 16, 2018
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