Livesaving tea lowers blood pressure!

Breakthrough research reveals that simply keeping your blood pressure in the healthy range (that’s 120/80 or lower) helps keep your heart and brain young, plus cuts your risk of kidney disease, vision loss and even weak bones dramatically! More great news

Trim 18 points with hibiscus tea

Three studies suggest that sipping four mugs of this fruity herbal brew daily lowers blood pressure 18 points in 90 days! Tufts University researchers explain that plant acids in hibiscus tea act like artery-relaxing ACE inhibitors, enhancing the flow of nutrient- and oxygen-rich blood through your body. One option: Alvita Organic Hibiscus Tea, $ 6.14 for 24 tea bags, Jet.com.

Trim 11 points with barley and beans

Eating two cups of barley and two cups of beans weekly could send your blood pressure plunging 11 points in six weeks! Yale University research shows that fiber-rich barley stops the bloodsugar surges proven to raise blood pressure, while mineralrich beans widen your arteries and improve their function.

Trim 10 points with olive leaf

As three new studies show, olive leaves pack lots of oleuropein, a compound that keeps blood vessels flexible, lowering blood pressure 10 points in 90 days if you take 1,000 mg. daily. One option: Life Extension Advanced Olive Leaf Vascular Support ($27 for 60 capsules; Lef.com/ww).

Important: Check with an M.D. before taking a new supplement.

Trim 9 points without even getting out of your chair

Using a hand grip strengthener (such as Kootek Hand Grip Strengthener, $ 8, Amazon.com) for 10 minutes four times weekly cuts blood pressure nine points in 60 days! Exercising even the tiny muscles in your hands signals your nervous system to relax your blood vessels so it’s easier for your heart to pump blood, says Avnish Kumar, M.D.

Trim 5 points with chicken thighs

Dark meat delivers twice as much zinc and 10 times more taurine (an amino acid) than paler poultry, nutrients shown to reduce blood pressure by flushing enough excess fluids out through your kidneys to cut five points off your readings if you eat chicken thighs twice weekly!

Trim 5 points with tomatoes

Eat 1 cup of tomatoes or cooked tomato products (such as salsa, spaghetti sauce or tomato juice) each day, and your blood pressure could drop five points in a month, reports the journal Nutri

ents. Lycopene, the pigment that makes tomatoes red, fights high blood pressure by ushering excess sodium out through your kidneys and speeding healing of worn and damaged arteries.