Stop smoking

Although it can be challenging, giving up smoking is beneficial for your overall health. Smoking increases your blood pressure and heart rate immediately but only temporarily.

By blood vessel wall deterioration, inflammation, and arterial narrowing over time, tobacco's chemicals can raise blood pressure. Higher blood pressure is a result of the hardened arteries. Even when exposed to secondhand smoke, the compounds in tobacco can have an adverse effect on your blood vessels. According to a study, nonsmokers who usually come to moke-free places such as bars, restaurants, and workplaces had lower blood pressure than nonsmokers who live in locations without any public smoke-free policies.