India, Jan. 10 -- High blood pressure rarely develops overnight. More often, it creeps up silently, shaped by everyday habits that steadily strain the body's stress response, metabolism, and cardiovascular system. From how well you sleep to when you eat and how you manage daily stress, small, routine behaviours can quietly push blood pressure higher over time. Correcting a few daily habits can help reduce the risk of hypertension and support healthier blood pressure control in the long run.

Dr Kunal Sood, an anesthesiologist and interventional pain medicine physician, has outlined five daily habits that could be contributing to high blood pressure and increasing the risk of hypertension. In an Instagram video shared on January 7, he high...