Follow doctor’s recommendations, each case different Prehypertension vs hypertension epidemiology, causes, essential why lower? short vs long-term

Blood Pressure Readings

more than 1 reading diastolic lowering vs systolic stages

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Treatment Strategies

risk factors - obesity

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Healthy Eating

alcohol, salt, produce, DASH diet no smoking

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Relaxation

breathing exercises mid-body therapy

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  references & resources
  
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      http://my.americanheart.org/professional/ScienceNews/Complementary-Alternative-Therapies-for-Hypertension-Is-It-Worth-It_UCM_451496_Article.jsp
    
      http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18548088
    
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      http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3654705/
    
      http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18315510
    
      http://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/everyone/guidelines/adults.html
    
      http://www.ccjm.org/content/71/9/745.full.pdf+html?sid=cfa115bd-e7a5-4ffe-99a5-894506b9010b
    
      http://hyper.ahajournals.org/content/60/3/639.full
    
      http://hyper.ahajournals.org/content/46/4/714.long
    
      http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1744388110000794
    
      http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2013/649836/
    
      http://nccam.nih.gov/health/stress/relaxation.htm
    
      http://hyper.ahajournals.org/content/61/6/1360.full#sec-37
    
      http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3654705/
    
      http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3623464/?report=classic
     Is this an emergency?
If you are experiencing serious medical symptoms, please see the
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  references & resources
  
      http://hyper.ahajournals.org/content/61/6/1360.full#sec-37
    
      http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1751-7176.2011.00524.x/full
    
      http://my.americanheart.org/professional/ScienceNews/Complementary-Alternative-Therapies-for-Hypertension-Is-It-Worth-It_UCM_451496_Article.jsp
    
      http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18548088
    
      http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD004935.pub2/abstract
    
      http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3654705/
    
      http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18315510
    
      http://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/everyone/guidelines/adults.html
    
      http://www.ccjm.org/content/71/9/745.full.pdf+html?sid=cfa115bd-e7a5-4ffe-99a5-894506b9010b
    
      http://hyper.ahajournals.org/content/60/3/639.full
    
      http://hyper.ahajournals.org/content/46/4/714.long
    
      http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1744388110000794
    
      http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2013/649836/
    
      http://nccam.nih.gov/health/stress/relaxation.htm
    
      http://hyper.ahajournals.org/content/61/6/1360.full#sec-37
    
      http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3654705/
    
      http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3623464/?report=classic

Is this an emergency? If you are experiencing serious medical symptoms, please see the National Library of Medicine’s list of signs you need emergency medical attention or call 911.

      http://hyper.ahajournals.org/content/61/6/1360.full#sec-37
    
      http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1751-7176.2011.00524.x/full
    
      http://my.americanheart.org/professional/ScienceNews/Complementary-Alternative-Therapies-for-Hypertension-Is-It-Worth-It_UCM_451496_Article.jsp
    
      http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18548088
    
      http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD004935.pub2/abstract
    
      http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3654705/
    
      http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18315510
    
      http://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/everyone/guidelines/adults.html
    
      http://www.ccjm.org/content/71/9/745.full.pdf+html?sid=cfa115bd-e7a5-4ffe-99a5-894506b9010b
    
      http://hyper.ahajournals.org/content/60/3/639.full
    
      http://hyper.ahajournals.org/content/46/4/714.long
    
      http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1744388110000794
    
      http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2013/649836/
    
      http://nccam.nih.gov/health/stress/relaxation.htm
    
      http://hyper.ahajournals.org/content/61/6/1360.full#sec-37
    
      http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3654705/
    
      http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3623464/?report=classic