A common question many people in their early 40s ask is: "How to lower blood pressure?" Although we know blood pressure can be lowered with the use of medication, the trend today is to lower it using natural remedies and solutions.
If you follow the suggestions below you should be able to successfully lower your blood pressure and keep it in the normal range.
Please keep in mind that it is not going to happen overnight and you will normally not see any results for at least 2 weeks.
The same would hold true if you were using medication.

• Eating a diet high in fruits and vegetables, whole grains and low in synthetic and natural sugars is recommended.
  Alternative sources of energy can be found in herbs such as ginkgo and ginseng.
  
• Eat foods that are low in fat and are good for you.
  In addition to good foods, you also need to develop good eating habits.
  
• Instead of using salt to add flavor why not add some herbs or spices.
  Certainly garlic and cayenne pepper are extremely effective in helping to lower blood pressure.
  
• Garlic tablets, especially taken at night, have been shown to reduce spikes in blood pressure.
  Look for a brand that's NOT deodorized, but rather enteric coated.
  Garlic acts as medicine to lower blood pressure.
  Actually, garlic proves helpful in reducing phospholipids and cholesterol; hence, it strengthens ones body immunity and lowers the chances of stroke.
  
• Stress is another factor believed to contribute to high blood pressure but according to recent studies the long-term effects of stress are not yet unclear.
  
• Although stress can increase blood pressure, yoga with its relaxing principles can help combat it.
  It is worth noting that yoga is also a weight bearing exercise because some of the poses require you to hold up your own body weight.
  This leads us to our next suggestion.
  
• Exercise and proper diet are two of the most effective high blood pressure remedies that you can find.
  Experts believe that when it comes to high blood pressure remedies, there is nothing more effective than a change in lifestyle, exercising and eating right.
  Exercise is also a great stress reliever, allowing you to work off tension while you move your body.
  
• Losing weight is an added benefit of exercising frequently and this can further reduce blood pressure.
  
• Supplements are another way of increasing our intake and should be used to make up the shortfall in our diets.
  Not as a complete replacement.
  Supplement your potassium intake.
  Increased potassium levels in the body have been found to decrease blood pressure levels.
  

The suggestions above are just the beginning on how to lower your blood pressure successfully and keep it in the normal range.
You should also remember to keep a blood pressure log to monitor your progress.