Counseling found to lower blood pressure almost as much as dangerous chemical medication

‘Before you reach for your statin medicine, try changing your lifestyle. This was the conclusion researchers at the American College of Cardiology made after finishing their first randomized, double-blind trial of alternative treatments for high blood pressure. Online behavioral therapy, also known as electronic counseling, was proven to decrease blood pressure by 10 points. This was almost double to the benefits received through medication. The new study was presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 66th Annual Scientific Session
Lead author of the study, Dr. Robert Nolan, Ph.D. said, “the electronic counseling (e-Counseling) intervention had an effect similar to that of adding an additional blood-pressure-lowering medication.”’
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