The usual pathway towards development of hypertension include a range of behavioural traits that are potentially within the control of individuals to modify and lower the future risk of developing hypertension and its harmful cardiovascular disease consequences. Most hypertension can be prevented or delayed, or if already present, can be improved, by consistent adoption of healthy behaviours...
Arterial hypertension is a major public health issue. Non-pharmacological approaches like Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) might be a promising addition to conventional therapy. This systematic review and meta-analysis aim to evaluate the effects of MBSR on systolic (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) among individuals with prehypertension or hypertension. We searched...
Some evidence from previous randomized controlled trials and systematic reviews has demonstrated a positive association between hypertension and transcendental meditation (TM). However, other trials and reviews showed the effect of TM on blood pressure (BP) was unclear but did not use subgroup analysis to rigorously investigate this relationship. The American Heart Association has stated that...