Dr. Khaled Khalaf appeared on KPRC2 / Click2Houston with health reporter KPRC2 Haley Hernandez to weigh in on a new study showing relaxation techniques like breath control, meditation, yoga and tai chi can lower blood pressure – in just a few months!
Breath control: ↓ 6.65 mmHg
Meditation: ↓ 7.71 mmHg
Tai Chi/Yoga: ↓ 9.58 mmHg
Mindfulness: ↓ 9.90 mmHg“We don’t want to keep throwing medications at people. We want people to be able to naturally resolve their hypertension and unfortunately, there’s no way to do that apart from having a healthy lifestyle, which involves diet and exercise. But with this study, I think helps show that meditation and having low psychological stress also plays a big role,” said Dr. Khalaf.
