A Simple Way to Lower Your Blood Pressure

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) reports that one in every 3 adults in the United States has high blood pressure.

Dr. Katrin Uhlig from Tufts Medical Center in Boston analyzed 52 studies that followed people monitoring their own blood pressure and those receiving usual care for hypertension.   Studies where people used self-blood pressure monitoring alone:

Had a systolic blood pressure that was 3.9 mmHg lower than other patients

Had a diastolic blood pressure that was 2.4 mmHg lower at 6 months.

Small drops in blood pressure have been shown to statistically reduce your risk of dying from a stroke or heart disease.

Advantages to self-blood pressure monitoring:

how_often_3You do not have to travel to your doctor”s office for a blood pressure reading.

You eliminate doctor”s office stress, which elevates blood pressure numbers.

You and your doctor have more blood pressure numbers to review in order to get a clear and accurate picture of your blood pressure issues.

You will be able to see how food choices can affect your blood pressure numbers.

You will be able to see how exercise affects your blood pressure numbers.

Those who self-monitor take more ownership of their healthcare.

 

How do you keep track of all of your numbers?

A simple phone app can help you track your numbers (like the HealthStatus HealthTracker) .   When you do go to your doctor all you need to do is simply show him/her your phone.

 

Home use blood pressure monitors cost around $40.00

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HealthStatus has been operating since 1998 providing the best interactive health tools on the Internet, millions of visitors have used our blood alcohol, body fat and calories burned calculators. The HealthStatus editorial team has continued that commitment to excellence by providing our visitors with easy to understand high quality health content for many years. Our team of health professionals, and researchers use peer reviewed studies as source elements in our articles. Our high quality content has been featured in a number of leading websites, USA Today, the Chicago Tribune, Live Strong, GQ, and many more.

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