How to keep your blood pressure down

• Vitamin C
• Magnesium supplements
• Fish oils
• Replacing use of regular table salt with natural mineral salt (which contains 41 per cent sodium chloride, 41 percent potassium chloride, 17 per cent magnesium salts and 1 per cent trace minerals)
• Relaxation therapy
• Soy milk
• A high-fibre diet
• Garlic

You should take care when picking over-the-counter drugs for colds. Many cold remedies contain decongestants that may raise your blood pressure by constricting blood vessels in the nose. These medicines also can interfere with your blood pressure drug's effectiveness. Check with your pharmacist before taking any over-the-counter drug if you have high blood pressure.