<s>[INST] Can high blood pressure be cured? [/INST] Lifestyle changes such as eating less salt and more fruit and veg, exercising more, losing weight and stopping smoking might be all you need to lower your blood pressure to a healthy level. Sometimes tablets are needed and these are usually very effective. By lowering your blood pressure, with lifestyle changes or medication, your risk of having a stroke or heart attack will be much lower. Occasionally, high blood pressure is caused by an underlying health problem, and treating the cause can bring the raised blood pressure back down to normal. There is usually an underlying cause if the blood pressure is very high, resistant to treatment, or if you have kidney disease. Source: Blood Pressure UK. Link: https://www.bloodpressureuk.org/resources/frequently-asked-questions/#d.en.819863. Field: Cardiovascular. Disease: Hypertension </s>