{"id":9271,"date":"2012-05-14T08:15:25","date_gmt":"2012-05-14T14:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cardiophile.net\/?p=7895"},"modified":"2023-06-20T20:44:31","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T15:14:31","slug":"can-you-control-high-blood-pressure-without-medications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/can-you-control-high-blood-pressure-without-medications\/","title":{"rendered":"Can you control high blood pressure without medications?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L0tPAeTyN2c\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Can you control high blood pressure without medications?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Extremely high blood pressure or rapidly increasing blood pressure is better treated with medications. Control of blood pressure without medication is by lifestyle modification. Mild elevations of blood pressure can be controlled just by lifestyle modifications. Even those with higher blood pressure need lifestyle modification as a supplement to medications. Lifestyle modifications include reducing weight, increasing physical activity, low salt diet and management of anxiety.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Very high blood pressure (BP) or rapidly rising BP are treated with medications. 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