Diet and Exercise on Ambulatory Blood Pressure

Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18-80 years * Prehypertension or grade 1 hypertension, defined as a systolic blood pressure of 130 to 159 mm Hg and/or a diastolic blood pressure of 85 to 99 mm Hg * Patients without previous use of anti-hypertensive medication Exclusion Criteria: * Patients under anti-hypertensive medications * Patients with suspected or confirmed secondary hypertension * Patients with abnormal liver function tests (transaminases more than three times the upper limit of normal) * Patients without aerobic exercise tolerance * Patients under hormone replacement therapy or other steroids * Patients with peripheral edemas and/or baseline serum creatinine level above 2.0 mg/dL * Patients with medical conditions that potentially affect blood pressure, including neurological disorders, gastrointestinal diseases, or malignancy.