Hypertension is associated with numerous risk factors. Please, remember that certain factors are totally under your control.

Numerous or extreme stress factors usually result in a rapidly rising blood pressure. It should be noted that in this case hypertension has temporary nature. Relaxation methods that are advisable when dealing with hypertension due to stress do not include smoking, alcohol, or food. This way you only add to problems with elevated blood pressure.

Too salted dishes make you body keep fluid, adding to the elevation of blood pressure. Make sure that your diet contains minimum of sodium.

Blood pressure rises during smoking tobacco. Though the state is temporary, its chemicals have deleterious effect at artery walls. As a result, blood vessels may narrow complicating heart function and increasing blood pressure.

Unreasonable drinking threatens your heart. After two or three drinks in a row your blood pressure starts to elevate due to special hormones that add to heart rate though temporarily. Remember that too much alcohol is ruinous for cardiovascular system.