"If you don't have high blood pressure now, odds are you will." Caroline Hwang, Prevention Magazine, December 2013
These suggestions come from David Katz, MD, director of Yale University's Prevention Research Center and author of Disease-Proof: The Remarkable Truth about What Makes us Well:
1. Eat low-fat, low-sugar yogurt. People who ate 6 oz of yogurt twice a week over 14 years were 31% less likely to develop high blood pressure. I personally prefer plain (no flavoring or sugar) Greek yogurt.
2. Lift weights. Women who lift weights cut systolic blood pressure by 5 points and diastolic by 9 points.
3. Drink faux red wine. Nonalcoholic red wine lowered blood pressure by 5.8 points after 4 weeks. Any antioxidant-rich food may also be effective.
4. Enjoy a little sun. He suggests exposing arms and legs to the sun about 15 minutes 3 days a week. If that does not work for you, take a Vitamin D supplement.
5. Hang out with friends. Loneliness boosts blood pressure, so take friendships seriously.
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