Blood pressure is slightly high, no need to take medication, otherwise you have to take medication for life Do not take antihypertensive drugs and let blood pressure continue to rise, although in the short term can not see the damage to the body, but long-term down will certainly cause serious damage to the body. The view of not taking medication is not only wrong but also extremely dangerous and short-sighted without vision! Although all drugs have a certain degree of toxicity, but can play a lower blood pressure to protect the benefits of the corresponding organs, the benefits far outweigh the disadvantages. Knowing that smoking is bad, but can not quit This is purely self-deceiving excuses, as long as there is persistence will be able to quit, now there are many ways to quit smoking, how many of them have you tried? Quitting smoking is one of the most effective medical interventions, reducing mortality by 36%, while the antihypertensive drug B-blockers or ACE I can only reach 23%. It doesn’t matter if you’re older, your blood pressure is higher. The older you are, the higher your mortality rate. A study of elderly patients with hypertension concluded that a 2 mmHg drop in systolic blood pressure reduces the risk of stroke by 18%; a 3 mmHg drop in systolic blood pressure reduces the risk of stroke by 22%; and a 4 mmHg drop in systolic blood pressure reduces the risk of stroke by 26%. The patient with hypertension should absolutely rest Long-term adherence to moderate exercise, such as swimming, jogging, brisk walking for more than 30 minutes can achieve the purpose of lowering blood pressure, so hypertensive patients in the premise of taking antihypertensive drugs to control blood pressure and then exercise is beneficial, long-term exercise can lose weight and lower fat, especially for patients with high triglycerides and patients with elevated diastolic blood pressure. However, if the blood pressure is not stable, it is not recommended to do strenuous exercise. Electronic sphygmomanometer is not accurate, simply do not measure, just take the medicine on the upper arm type automatic electronic sphygmomanometer has been internationally recommended as a useful tool for self-measurement of blood pressure. Patients should make full use of the electronic blood pressure monitor to self-measure blood pressure, find out the pattern of daily blood pressure fluctuations, at least two peak periods (6:00-10:00 in the morning, 4:00-8:00 in the afternoon) to record the blood pressure value, provide to the doctor, under the guidance of the doctor to adjust the dose and time of self-medication, to achieve the purpose of stable blood pressure reduction.