High blood pressure is a potentially dangerous condition that unfortunately affects many people at some stage of their lives.

The first path of treatment you should look into is to confer with your doctor, who may prescribe a course of medication to help lower your blood pressure.

But you will be pleased to learn that in addition to taking medication there are a number of other things you can do to make headway into the problem.

The first target to aim for is arriving at a healthy weight. Simply put, the heavier you are the more likely you are to have high blood pressure.

There are plenty of good indicators available as to what your healthy weight range is, the foremost being the Body Mass Index (BMI). The BMI looks at your age, sex and height and uses these to recommend a target weight.

Ensure that exercise is part of your daily lifestyle. Even if you can only do a little walking (or cycling or skipping or something along those lines), it is much better than doing nothing. People that spend all day behind a desk and then go straight home to bed are the most at risk of developing conditions such as high blood pressure.

Look to change your diet. Cut out salt and sodium completely.

Think of ways to relax and set aside time for relaxation. Stress is known to increase blood pressure, so make things easier on yourself and arrange some calming down time.