A proper diet, weight loss, exercise, and salt and alcohol reduction are often recommended for patients with hypertension or pre-hypertension.

The goal of treatment is to reduce your blood pressure, which will lower the risk of complications.

The main causes of high pressureare: obesity, anxiety, diabetes, use of certain medications (such as appetite suppressants, cold preparations, and migraine medications), habitual alcohol use, excess sodium (salt) in your diet etc. Just go for a medical checkup to find out the reason, why your bp raises,

Blood pressure has been like a curse in my life and I was so frustrated to carry on with the medications that were prescribed for me. I always disregarded the use of medications and fate had this in store for me.I even tried to go without them but found that this was making life miserable for me.