Blood pressure can rise due to a variety of factors, including lifestyle choices, underlying health conditions, and medications. Some of the most common causes of high blood pressure include:

• Unhealthy lifestyle choices: Not getting enough regular physical activity, having a diet high in salt (sodium) or low in potassium, smoking cigarettes, chewing tobacco, drinking too much alcohol, and being overweight or obese can all increase the risk of elevated blood pressure.

• Underlying health conditions: Kidney disease, diabetes, sleep apnea, adrenal gland disorders, and certain autoimmune diseases like lupus and scleroderma can all cause high blood pressure.

• Medications: Certain medications, including some pain relievers, birth control pills, and cold and cough medicines, can cause elevated blood pressure.

• Age: The risk of high blood pressure increases with age, and it is more common in men until about age 64, after which women are more likely to develop it.

• Genetics: Family history of high blood pressure can increase the risk of developing it.

• Stress: High levels of stress can lead to a temporary increase in blood pressure, and stress-related habits such as eating more, using tobacco, or drinking alcohol can lead to further increases in blood pressure.

• White coat hypertension: Sometimes, just getting a health checkup can cause blood pressure to increase, which is called white coat hypertension.

Its important to note that in most cases, theres no identifiable cause of high blood pressure, which is called primary hypertension or essential hypertension[[1]](htt...