It certainly doesn t have to interfere with leading a normal, healthy lifestyle. Discovering that you have high blood pressure gives you the chance to add years on to your life. Yes, sometimes, although it takes a strong commitment to a life-long regimen to accomplish this. There have been lots of suggestions from researchers across the country about things people can do to prevent high blood pressure. Before starting on a prevention program, however, consult your physician to make sure what you propose is consistent with your overall health.
Some researchers suggest getting a dog, because having a pet is a calming influence.
Strangely enough, study after study shows that petting or talking to your pet brings blood pressure down and keeps it down as long as the contact with the pet is maintained. Other remedies in the news are eating garlic and broccoli. Recent studies have shown eating tomatoes to be especially beneficial to men, who face a slightly higher risk of high blood pressure than women. Tomatoes are high in vitamin C which can help lower blood pressure and the lycopenes in tomatoes have been found to lower the risk of prostate cancer in men who eat tomatoes several times each week. But be careful not to load them down with extra salt which would negate all their other benefits, and learn to read the labels on the foods you eat.