Step 1: Be prepared to lower your blood pressure Find out if you have high blood pressure, diabetes, heart, brain and kidney complications and other related diseases. Know what level you should control: blood pressure <140/90mmHg in general and <150/90mmHg in people over 60 years of age. Learn to monitor your own blood pressure: no smoking, no alcohol, no coffee, no alcohol and relaxed mind before taking blood pressure. Measure after 5-10 minutes of silence at a suitable room temperature. If using a mercury sphygmomanometer, sit or lie down with your elbow at the same level as your heart. Take two measurements, each 1-2 minutes apart, and take the average. Record blood pressure measurements for communication with your doctor. Misconceptions of hypertension treatment: unwilling to take medication, rather use health care products, health care devices, etc.; not uncomfortable not to take medication, no symptoms not to take medication, blood pressure normal to stop medication; not to take medication as prescribed by the doctor, take medication according to advertising or hearsay. Step 2: Adhere to a good lifestyle Diet control: eat less pork with high fat content, eat more poultry and fish with higher protein and less fat, reduce salt intake, recommended no more than 6g per person per day. should increase food with high potassium and calcium content, such as leafy greens, fresh milk, soy products, etc. Aerobic exercise: Aerobic exercise can lower blood pressure, walking, cycling and swimming are aerobic exercise, exercise intensity index: maximum heart rate during exercise = 170 or 180 - age Happy mood: Reduce mental stress, maintain a balanced psychology, to find more positive factors in life, with an optimistic attitude towards life, the pursuit of mental happiness. Step 3: Adhere to antihypertensive medication When improving lifestyle cannot effectively control blood pressure, doctors will prescribe some medications to patients. Antihypertensive medications are usually taken for a long time, and most patients will take them for life. The general principles of drug therapy: long-term, continuous treatment; take the medication as prescribed, blood pressure changes can be obvious to see the doctor, so that the doctor to adjust the treatment plan; do not suddenly stop or withdraw the medication; medication should be easy to take, in order to facilitate the patient to adhere to treatment.