can drinking water help lower bp? . just had a stress test and told my bp is high. been trying to exercise more and lose weight. will drinking more water help with weight loss and high bp?
while drinking water is part of a healthy lifestyle drinking more and not doing anything else will not lower blood pressure. what will help is losing weight if needed lowering sodium participating in regular exercise and a eating healthy diet. research shows the dash diet is effective in helping lower blood pressure (read more about that here ).