Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a dangerous disease for both men and women.
In this stressful world we live in, there are millions of Americans who suffer from high blood pressure.
Here are some ways to help you lower your blood pressure if you suffer from hypertension.

1. Relax your blood vessels with vitamin C.
   Vitamin C can make it easier for blood vessels to dilate, which will shield them from the effects of stress hormones.
   A daily dose of 500 milligrams should be enough for the average adult.
   
2. Don't drink soda pop.
   Soda pop, or soft drinks, whether they be regular or sugar-free, contain in the neighborhood of 75 milligrams of salt.
   Salt make it more difficult for your heart to pump the blood through your veins, thus increasing your pressure.
   
3. Eat before drinking.
   If you drink alcohol on an empty stomach, your risk for hypertension increases 50%.
   So, always make sure to have a snack before drinking any alcohol.
   
4. Get a massage.
   A massage can work by soothing away stress which, in turn, relaxes the blood vessels.
   A study by the University of South Florida recently found that 3 10-minute massages per week can lower your systolic blood pressure by 18 points and your diastolic blood pressure by 8 points.
   
5. Eat an apple.
   It turns out that an apple a day can keep the doctor away! If you eat one large apple (or the equivalent in apple sauce) each day, you'll be 37% less likely to ever develop hypertension.
   This information is from a major government survey.
   

Again, hypertension is dangerous.
It can lead to heart disease and stroke.
So, heed the information above and get your blood pressure down to a normal level.