Most people think of drugs as the most important way to lower blood pressure. It’s only natural, isn’t it? No! Technically, drugs should only be advised in about 5% of hypertension cases. These are the cases of secondary hypertension, whereby high blood pressure is caused by an identifiable organic cause - like kidney disease, for example. Drugs are needed to control this condition.

However, doctors admit that up to 95% of high blood pressure is caused by lifestyle. When this happens it means that something - diet, weight, etc. - is seriously out of whack in your life. This is what you need to identify and address, not taking drugs that only help to control one of the symptoms.