People who have high blood pressure are usually advised by their physicians to make changes in diet that have been found in many cases to reduce the severity of the condition.

The participants in the study were selected in part on the basis of their willingness to use meditation techniques.

Meditation techniques can reduce the blood pressure of people who do not suffer from high blood pressure.

Some of the participants in the study whose high blood pressure was controlled through meditation techniques were physicians.

Many people with dangerously high blood pressure are unaware of their condition.