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• Principles for management.
• • Know your blood pressure. Have it checked regularly.
  • Know what your weight should be. Keep it at that level or below.
  • Don't use excessive salt in cooking or at meals. Avoid salty foods.
  • Eat a low-fat diet.
  • Don't smoke cigarettes or use tobacco products.
  • Take your medicine exactly as prescribed. Don't run out of pills even for a single day.
  • Keep appointments with the doctor.
  • Follow your doctor's advice about exercise.
  • Make certain your parents, brothers, sisters and children have their blood pressure checked regularly.
  • Live a normal life in every other way.