Pressure,pressure,blood pressure.

Advantages: Helps keep a check on your health.
Disadvantages: Price maybe, could get a little paranoid about health.

...above the elbow. The literature explains this and is very easy to understand. It has a Velcro fastener, which slides through a metal clasp. There is a rubber pipe, which is attached to the machine at one end and the cuff at the other. All you do is switch it on. There are two buttons. One power switch and one is the activator. You press the upper one (blue), wait a few seconds while it calibrates and then press the second one (grey), and voila it pumps the cuff up on your arm, and hey presto a few seconds later you have your blood pressure. It also gives you your pulse. The pulse and blood pressure alternatively flash on the screen. I think it works a treat and is small enough to put into a bag. I could probably even fit it into my jacket pocket, at a squeeze The literature claims it is highly accurate and it does seem to match my...

milleniumzeus 13.10.2003 · Read review
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Review of Omron RX Blood Pressure Monitor

Blood Pressure

Advantages: See op
Disadvantages: Possible heart attack victim!

...- it is then pumped up - when it stops the blood flowing through arteries then this means the pressure in the cuff is the same as the pressure in the arteries. If you have had your BP taken then you will know the doctor/nurse will say eg 130/80. You may ask "what do these figures mean"? Well, the higher figure the blood pressure at the moment when your heart is actually in the middle of the beat and the lower figure is the blood pressure in between beats. Make no mistake, both of these readings are very important. The higher figure is called the systolic figure and the lower one is called diastolic figure. In order to find out if you have high BP the doctor needs to take several readings. In my instance, both the occupational nurse and my own doctor took several readings which were high. To try and monitor my BP to make sure if...

Wearsidelass 02.10.2003 · Read review
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Review of Member Advice on High Blood Pressure

Reduce your high blood pressure without drugs

Advantages: Easy to follow guidance with good explanations
Disadvantages: You do have to put the effort in when you have read it

...Around a quarter of all adults will develop high blood pressure in their lifetime. In the UK doctors are taking this problem seriously and more and more people are being diagnosed because of better monitoring (and because the government in incentivising doctors to look for it.) Sadly I am one of the people with blood pressure on the high side but I am trying to find a way to control it without going on to medication for the rest of my life. I have tried a few 'snake oil' remedies which didn't work, and I am still keen to find something which will help which is why I ordered this book from Amazon recently as if there is a 'Natural Way' to control blood pressure I want to know what it is. In his introduction James Scala says that about 85% of all high blood pressure can be controlled by diet, food and lifestyle. He is also points...

laramax 28.07.2007 · Read review
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Review of 25 Natural Ways to Lower Blood Pressure - James Scala

High Blood Pressure

Advantages: see op
Disadvantages: see op

...High Blood Pressure. Blood pressure is one of the main concerns that affects out society. So why is there such concern? Why are so many are there so many strokes that may arise form ignored high blood pressure? Why does it cause so many deaths? To help you to appreciate what is Blood Pressure, we need to know why this is very important knowledge to know. Blood pressure is the physical influence that pushes the blood against the walls of the arteries. Blood is needed to carry its supply from the heart to all of the body’s tissue and organs. Every time this happens, particularly when you are resting it pumps out its blood to the arteries at a rate about 60-70 times a minute. When your doctor measures the heart, using a blood pressure it is measured with an instrument called a sphygmomanometer...

Elainebaba 24.08.2001 · Read review
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Review of Member Advice on High Blood Pressure

grace under pressure

Advantages: excellent value, quick, accurate, fully automatic
Disadvantages: not aesthetically pleasing

...available separately at £2.99 each.It comes with batteries supplid How to take a blood pressure correctly: The first time you take your blood pressure you should check both arms. Blood pressure frequently varies .Once you have checked both you identify which gives they highest ?high? reading is the one you use in future. Factors preceding a Blood pressure check; ? Measure at least one hour after eating, smoking, drinking coffee or alcohol. ? Avoid checking immediately after bathing ? Sit down and relax for 10 minutes before taking the measurement and remain relaxed through the procedure. It is best to sit at a table so the cuff will be at the same height as the heart, this gives a more accurate reading ? Don?t move or talk while taking a measurement as this will affect the reading ? When you are comfortable, place the cuff about 2...

Miskah 02.06.2007 · Read review
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Review of LLoyds Pharmacy Blood Pressure Monitor

How Pressured Are You?

Advantages: none really unless you have low pressure
Disadvantages: lots if you have high pressure

...Blood pressure is a measure of how forcefully your blood is pressing against your artery walls with each heartbeat. Blood pressure is gauged by two numbers such as 120//80 which is spoken as one twenty over eighty. The first number is called systolic pressure and the second number if diastolic pressure. The systolic pressure is the one in the arteries when they are filled with blood and your heart is beating and the diastolic pressure is the one when your heart is resting between beats. In the UK it is considered that your blood pressure is fairly normal if your top reading is between 110-140 and bottom reading is 70-90, although 120/80 is about the most average you can get and apparently this is the roughly the range to aim for. HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE In general if you have high blood pressure you should be aware...

anonymili 17.07.2008 · Read review
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Review of Member Advice on High Blood Pressure

High Blood Pressure and Grapefruit

Advantages: Once the Doctor knows about it, you get lots of other checkups
Disadvantages: Taking lots of tablets and getting dizzy

...It may a little known fact but grapefruit and some beta-blockers do not mix well. I had been taking Atenelol but started getting some side effects, which made me visit the Doctor. He slowly reduced the Atenelol until I was off it all together. I went on holiday and my friend who I was staying with, assuming I was still on medication saw me drinking grapefruit juice and cautioned me against drinking it as it has detrimental effect on some beta-blockers. I told her I was off the beta-blockers and thought no more of it. On my return I had to go for a BP check. My blood pressure was high and I was told to make a further appointment later in the week. Anyway to cut a long story short my blood pressure continued to be high so the Doctor decided to switch me to calcium beta-blockers ' nifedipine'. To my amazement I was told by...

shirley49 28.10.2005 · Read review
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Review of Member Advice on High Blood Pressure

Under Pressure

Advantages: Quick testing
Disadvantages: cost maybe

...being totally convinced I needed this medication, and the fact that I was scared witless to begin taking it, I invested in a Pressure monitor. Okay it set me back nearly £80 (bar 5p). But hey, if it meant I didn’t need this extra tablet it was worth the outlay. I had white coat syndrome and now I had to prove it! The meter ~~~~~~~~~~ Meters come in various shapes and forms, and probably complexities. However my one was simple (you know me not technical at all). I bought my meter online from www.p2u.co.uk and as stated I paid almost £80. The small box it came in contained just the monitor and an instruction leaflet/BP recording form. The meter is attached to a small cuff, which secures around the wrist. How to use ~~~~~~~~~~~ Simply place the cuff around your wrist and fix in place with the Velcro. Next switch...

dabmim 10.01.2002 · Read review
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Review of Omron RX Blood Pressure Monitor

PUMPING PRESSURE

Advantages: none
Disadvantages: lots

...hypertension’ Some of the main reasons include: chronic kidney diseases, diseases in the arteries supplying the kidneys, chronic alcohol abuse, hormonal disturbances and endocrine tumours. B P is measured with a special cuff machine, which is placed around your arm and the pressure increased until it feels tight. Then the pressure is released slowly and the pressure reading is taken with the sound of the heart beat/pulse. These days we are lucky enough to have home monitors and easy to use monitrs. The one I have at home slips around your wrist and within minutes you have an accurate B P reading. If you do have a chace to get a home moniitor it is certainly worth it. I was placed on tablets for Hypoertension, as every time I went to the Doctor/hospital I would get high B P readings. After being placed on the pills, I decided to invest in...

dabmim 01.10.2001 · Read review
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A Blood-Curdling Review.

Advantages: You might get fixed
Disadvantages: Most men prefer socks or pants.

...The Lloyd's Pharmacy Blood Pressure Monitor is the most peculiar present I've ever been given for my birthday. I even emailed my sister and told her I thought so. She pointed out that I'm getting older and if it stops me getting a heart attack or having a stroke then it was a good present. I think she's right and I didn't mean to be ungrateful. Of course it's better to know. It's just that I was feeling quite well when she sent it and now that I've taken my blood pressure and looked everything up in the supplied chart I think I might be at death's door. Just kidding! This is actually a great present for me. I tend to veer from dieting and long distance running to lolling about with a bottle of whisky and as much chocolate as I can find. I ended my last committed and effective diet on Christmas Day of 2006 and I'm still showing no...

FlameDruid 20.09.2007 · Read review
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Review of LLoyds Pharmacy Blood Pressure Monitor