To help lower blood pressure, people are often advised to start with making several lifestyle changes. Some of these changes include following a specific diet, exercising more regularly, losing weight, and limiting your intake of alcohol. It can take several months to determine whether these lifestyle changes will effectively lower your blood pressure. If these steps alone do not help enough, you may need to take certain medications to achieve a lower blood pressure.
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