Be active every day. Walk a little further each day or walk to the bus stop. Dance, skip, jump, run . . . Use the stairs instead of the elevator. Cut back on alcoholic beverages.
Alcohol raises blood pressure.
Alcohol also adds calories and may make it harder to lose weight. Men who drink should have no more than two drinks a day. Women who drink should have no more than one drink a day. Pregnant women should not drink any alcohol. Lower your high blood pressure.