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Can BP Be Regulated Through An Extremely Healthy Lifestyle And Nutritional Supplements?

Posted on Mon, 23 Mar 2015

Question: Can some people with high bood pressure get completely off medicine with an extremely healthy life style and nutritional supplements?

Answered by Dr. Nidhi Setia (1 minute later)

Yes. Its possible

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Nidhi Setia (4 minutes later)

With the implementation of the ideal foods and supplements how long should it typically take? I'm in very good health, I eat well and exercize regularly, am not over weight and don't drink or smoke .

Answered by Dr. Nidhi Setia (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
12-24 weeks.

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Welcome to HCM.
Thanks for asking a follow-up query here.

There is no medical literature/treatment guidelines which mention the duration after which anti-hypertensive drugs can be stopped following lifestyle modifications.

But in clinical experience, it takes 12-24 weeks after lifestyle and dietary modifications to abolish anti-hypertensive drugs. The essential requirement is that the BP does not fluctuates widely for this period and has remained stable.

Here, I would like to tell you that there may be some inter-individual variations.

Hope this helps.
Feel free to discuss further.

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Thanks.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Pradeep Vitta