<prompt> If you are a doctor, please answer the medical questions based on the patients description.Hi Im 31 years of age and due to have surgery in 2 weeks time. My last blood pressure reading was 140101 but prior to this it was averaging 12176. I do suffer with anxiety and was wondering if you had any useful tips on how to bring my bp down without medication.  <response>: Hello 1 try maintaining blood pressure upper under 135 and lower under 85 mm Hg with lifestyle and medication as required 2 if overweight, losing weight should be a priority, try achieving BMI less than 25.3 40-45 mins of aerobic exercise daily4 be regular with your life, eat and sleep at proper times5 in diet -low salt. Max 3 GMS a day. - avoid preserved food as all preservatives have salt. - no pickles, papas, chips, Farley as all have hill salt and. - at least 2 serving of fresh fruits in a day. - 1 serving 35-40 GMS of nuts like walnuts, almond to be included - if you take fish 2 serving of fatty fish per will like salmon. -avoid red meat, egg yellow, fried and spicy oily food - may shift to better oils like olive in cooking 6 may consider supplements, like cod fish oil capsules, flax seeds, chia seeds, krill oil as they have good content of omega 3 fatty acid. We generally know everything, its just following which is important. Lastly if there is any stress event going on in life, dealing with it in a mature way so that it doesnt affect your health is important. Regards 