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High blood pressure often has no symptoms, but over time it can increase your risk for heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, and other complications. You may be taking medication and still wondering what more you can do, or you may have been told to “lose weight, eat better, and exercise” without knowing how to make those changes realistic in your everyday life. Lifestyle factors—including nutrition, physical activity, sleep, stress, and weight—all influence blood pressure. Our personalized lifestyle medicine program helps you understand the factors affecting your health and turn medical recommendations into practical, sustainable habits. Together, we’ll create a plan that fits your life and supports your long-term health.
Each established nonpharmacologic measure (weight loss, sodium reduction, increased potassium, DASH diet, physical activity, limiting alcohol) has been shown to lower systolic BP ~5 mm Hg in hypertensive adults, with DASH ranked most effective in network meta-analysis.