Only 5 per cent of people require medicine to lower their blood pressure. For others natural methods will do if they are supported by healthy lifestyle. 

Stop smoking and take a drink or two instead. Everyone agrees now that a bit of alcohol is good for your heart. The exact dose depends on the person’s weight, sex, age, and physical condition. If overdosed, spirits have the opposite effect. Be sure to know your limit.

Be careful with your food
Your food makes a large difference. Preferences of people with high blood pressure should include low-fat dairy, whole grained products, a lot of vegetables and fruits. Try and restrict saturated fats in daily diet. 
Salt is not as dangerous as it is often depicted. Nevertheless, it is better to decrease its usage. Recommended maximum for a relatively healthy person is 1,500 milligrams a day (it means no added salt to food). It goes without saying, salted peanuts or potato chips are out of question. Be careful with salt in ready-made food, bacon and other sorts of meat.  

Regular training
Exercises and training are your allies in decreasing blood pressure. You do not have to be too vigorous. A bit of aerobic will perfectly do. Other variants include gardening or fast walking for 30 minutes at least three days a week.

Grow lean
Overweight adds stress to your heart and body. The risk of hypertension increases rapidly. Just 5-10 pounds make a huge difference for lowering blood pressure.

Breathe deeply and slowly
According to studies, initiated by the National Institutes of Health and Aging, a method of slow, deep-breathing for 10-15 minutes a day is an effective way of decreasing high blood pressure.