I feel your pain man. Going to a doc to get meds for mine since my diet / excersising isn't helping. However, here's some tips.
- Drink lots of water
- Limit salt intake (as you mentioned). Good dieting and whatnot. Grains, nuts and shit, fish, chicken, rice, yadda yadda yadda.
- Limit alcohol intake
- Excersise
- Nicotine is an obvious BP increaser
http://www.americanheart.org/present...tifier=3004847
Good luck man.