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Research indicates that meditation, including mindfulness practices, may help reduce blood pressure. The American Heart Association suggests meditation could be used with traditional treatments for hypertension, but notes that more data is needed for a formal recommendation. This is supported by studies on mindfulness-based stress reduction, which found it significantly lowered both systolic and diastolic blood pressure in individuals with prehypertension.

Mindfulness Can Lower Blood Pressure

- Body scan exercises
- Sitting meditation
- Yoga exercises
- Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
- Stress-Management Therapy
- Transcendental meditation 
- Mindfulness meditation 
- Mindful Breathing


Types of Mindfulness That Lowers Blood Pressure 

A patient recently diagnosed with prehypertension tells their doctor they want to avoid medication and asks if practicing mindfulness is a sufficient strategy to lower their blood pressure. Based on the current state of research, which response from the doctor would be most appropriate?

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