Seven in ten British adults and almost half of under 35s now have high blood pressure due to lifestyle

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2100747/Seven-British-adults-high-blood-pressure.html#ixzz1mLyIheWp

How to lower your blood pressure without pills

http://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/health/how-to-lower-your-blood-pressure-1317817

No mention of blood letting or leeches.

Eating a small pot of yoghurt a day can cut the chance of having high blood pressure by a third, a study suggests.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9553020/Yoghurt-a-day-cuts-risk-of-high-blood-pressure.html

Garlic can lower blood pressure by 10%... but only if you take it in tablet form
Those with hypertension, or high blood pressure, could control their condition better by adding garlic to conventional medication
Eating the real thing would not have the same effect - allicin is produced when raw garlic is crushed but much is destroyed during cooking


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2420421/Garlic-lower-blood-pressure-10---tablet-form.html#ixzz2erdbhKtq

Health watchdogs consider new US blood pressure guidelines

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/10529137/Health-watchdogs-consider-new-US-blood-pressure-guidelines.html