When you check your blood pressure at work, at the grocery store, Wal-Mart, pharmacy, or anywhere in the public area, be aware that it is probably not going to be your normal blood pressure. All of those places constitute a slight increase in your stress levels.
When I have a patient monitor their blood pressures, i want them in their favorite chair in their favorite room. Both feet must be on the floor. Relax for 5 minutes, breathe nice and deep through the abdomen. Take 3 blood pressures one minute apart, and average them out.
The blood pressures will change every second. So an average is a good way to estimate your normal range. Pick a time, preferably before dinner, not within 30 minutes of eating or drinking anything to do your blood pressure. You don't have to check it every time you get stressed and feel panicky. In fact, a small squirt of Adrenaline in your body when you are stressed is normal. If a bear was chasing you, you would need a high blood pressure to be able to climb a wall or tree, right?
I want to know if your blood pressure is elevated when you are resting and relaxing. I like the blood pressure to be between 100 to 120s systolic over 60 to 70s diastolic. Anything higher will be Prehypertension, Stage 1 and then Stage 2 Hypertension. See your doctor ASAP if your numbers are higher. Until next time, be safe and healthy!
When I have a patient monitor their blood pressures, i want them in their favorite chair in their favorite room. Both feet must be on the floor. Relax for 5 minutes, breathe nice and deep through the abdomen. Take 3 blood pressures one minute apart, and average them out.
The blood pressures will change every second. So an average is a good way to estimate your normal range. Pick a time, preferably before dinner, not within 30 minutes of eating or drinking anything to do your blood pressure. You don't have to check it every time you get stressed and feel panicky. In fact, a small squirt of Adrenaline in your body when you are stressed is normal. If a bear was chasing you, you would need a high blood pressure to be able to climb a wall or tree, right?
I want to know if your blood pressure is elevated when you are resting and relaxing. I like the blood pressure to be between 100 to 120s systolic over 60 to 70s diastolic. Anything higher will be Prehypertension, Stage 1 and then Stage 2 Hypertension. See your doctor ASAP if your numbers are higher. Until next time, be safe and healthy!
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