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More people visit doctors for high blood pressure than for any other condition, aside from the common cold. And while blood pressure medications are usually effective, science has shown us that many foods can help lower blood pressure, too.

Learn more from the Rodale.com news archive:

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Blood Pressure Strategies Get Short Shrift from Media

What you can do: Take hypertension seriously. Be hyper-vigilant about your calorie and salt intake if you’re aiming to lower your blood pressure.

Energy Drinks Jolt Your Heart Rate, Blood Pressure

What you can do: Watch your consumption of energy drinks. Two a day for just 7 days raised heart rate and blood pressure in healthy adults, and scientists don’t yet know their long-term effects.

If You’re Not Asleep, Your Blood Pressure May Creep (Up)

What you can do: Make your bedroom less startling, know the signs that it’s time to visit a sleep center.

Songs Can Soothe Injured Hearts

What you can do: Seek out music—or a music therapist—to help you recover from illness.

5 Ways to Shake Salt Out of Your Diet

What you can do: Find seasoned substitutes and avoid eating out—some restaurant meals contain more than four-day-s’ worth of sodium.

Blood Pressure Guidelines May Be Too Strict

What you can do: Stick with tried and true methods for managing blood pressure: Cut the salt, boost your exercise commitment. Don’t stress about hitting a specific blood pressure mark; just lower it as much as you can.

Your Brain Works Better if Your Blood Pressure's Low

What you can do: Eat healthy and exercise regularly to keep your weight—and your blood pressure—down, and your mental ability up.

Soothe Holiday Stress with a 1,000-Year-Old Trick

What you can do: Find a transcendental meditation practitioner near you, or contact another meditation expert about cheaper ways to cut stress.

Dementia Risk Drops if You Lower Your Blood Pressure

What you can do: Exercise and eat a cool diet to prevent inflammation that can lead to both high blood pressure and dementia

Eat and Drink This to Prevent High Blood Pressure

What you can do: Incorporate a clove or two of garlic into your meals, try hibiscus tea several times a day, and favor foods like celery and bitter greens.