High blood pressure also known as hypertension is a condition so common that it seems like we have almost come to terms with the fact that we got to live with it. A preventive health programme by the Union Health Ministry which screened 22.5 million adults in around 100 districts of India in the year 2017 suggested that around 1 of every 8 Indians suffer from high blood pressure. This is a significant increase from the 1-in-every-11 number which was revealed by the National Family Health Survey (2015-16). This study also underscored the havoc wreaked by modern lifestyle on people.