I have high blood pressure and really want to change my life style. what are the things i should i do?

DASH diet & exercise: Dash diet has peer-reviewed published data demonstrating lower blood pressure. Mediterranean diet has peer-reviewed published data demonstrating better health outcomes, eg lower risk of death, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, cancer, etc. If you smoke, quit. If you don't, don't start. If you drink alcohol, only drink in moderation (no binging!). Don't forget that regular exercise is key to health.

Great question: Congratulations on making changes in your lifestyle. The dash diet has been shown to reduce blood pressure. It emphasizes fruit, vegetables, whole grains, low-fat dairy, and legumes or lean meats. For details go to dashdiet.Org. Regular exercise -- 150 min/wk of walking, for instance -- also can help. And if you're overweight, losing weight and keeping it off can also help. And reduce salt.

Hi BP and life style: Great question: optimal diet is DASH Diet: low salt, low saturated fat, low cholesterol, 8 servings of colored fruit and vegetables daily, pomegranates, tomato, kiwi, spinach, kale, whole grains and low animal protein (4 - 5 oz per day of very lean meat, fish, poultry only). Don't smoke. Drink 3 liters fluid per day. Minimize caffeine. Add omega 3. Achieve ideal weight. Exercise twice daily.