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Blood pressure reading is divided into two digits ... the first one is called systolic and the second one is called diastolic blood pressure ... to be diagnosed as hypertensive patient your systolic blood pressure must exceed 140 and the diastolic more than 90 ... which means your blood pressure reading must be 140/90 or more for three occasions each of which are 2 weeks apart ... if you are Hypertensive the first line of treatment is life style change and weight reduction ... DO YOU KNOW THAT IF YOU ARE OBESE AND REDUCED YOUR WEIGHT BY 5 KG THIS WILL DECREASE YOUR DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE BY 5 mm HG AND YOUR SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE BY 10 mm HG.... AND LESS DOSE OF DRUGS WILL BE NEEDED BECAUSE YOUR BODY WILL BE MORE SENSITIVE TO DRUGS ... this also will decrease your blood glucose level .... another important point :- according to DASH trial which is the most famous study done on diet for hypertension ... if you follow Dash diet for 8 weeks this will decrease your systolic blood pressure by 11.4 mm HG ... DASH diet :- decrease saturated fats and increase unsaturated fats (olive oil) , increase the fibers (fruits) ... increase MG , K intake , decrease Na salt ... the last point to be mentioned is that hypertensive patient daily intake of salt must not exceed 2.4g/day ... I think it's easy steps to be followed ... what do you think ??? do you have any other therapeutic steps ??? if you have any question don't hesitate to ask I can help you ...