They should exercise regularly and eat moderately. Smoking should be stopped immediately. The quantity of salt in the diet should be brought down. Stress and worry should be avoided. One could use tranquilisers with the advice of the doctor.
Meditation is found to be very useful in controlling hypertension.
Yes, with adequate treatement, hypertension can be controlled and its complications can be prevented. Once it has been established that a person has hypertension and drugs are prescribed, the blood pressure should be monitored regularly and the tablets should be taken everyday with regular check-up by the doctor. Check your BP regularly. Take your pills daily.