Figure 2.

Time until blood pressure medication reduction during the intervention period. Antihypertensive medications were reduced or discontinued if the mean systolic blood pressure was <110 mm Hg on two consecutive days in conjunction with symptoms related to hypotension (weakness, dizziness, blurred vision or presyncope). CALM-BP: Comprehensive Approach to Lowering Measured Blood Pressure, based on complementary medicine principles. DASH: the standard recommended Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension according to the US Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.