Unfortunately, there are often no symptoms of high blood pressure – which is why it is often called the “silent killer”. You will often find out you suffer from high blood pressure (hypertension) on a routine visit to the doctor, or when going to see the doctor about another complaint (which may be as a [...]
What is white coat syndrome?
August 27, 2008 By 4 Comments
Do you have high blood pressure at the doctors yet normal at home? You may suffer from white coat syndrome. A true story I went to my doctor and was told I suffered hypertension. My blood pressure was 140/90. I was told I needed a lot of medical checks – weekly blood pressure readings, blood [...]
Using Home Blood Pressure Monitors
January 1, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Blood Pressure Monitors Before we look at how to use a home blood pressure digital monitor, and which ones are the best, let’s first consider what the blood pressure readings will mean. These figures are taken from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. Systolic Pressure Diastolic Pressure Normal < 120 < 80 Pre- [...]
Effects of decaffeinated coffee on my blood pressure
August 27, 2008 By 5 Comments
In these experiments, I used an upper arm cuff home blood pressure monitor to measure my blood pressure on an empty stomach, after drinking a large cup of decaffeine coffee. I used a filter coffee machine to prepare a large cup of coffee, made with decaffeinated ground coffee. The process was exactly the same as [...]
Effects of caffeine coffee on my blood pressure
August 27, 2008 By 4 Comments
In these experiments, I used a home blood pressure monitor (upper arm cuff), to measure my blood pressure in the morning, on an empty stomach, after drinking a large cup of caffeine coffee. To prepare for each set of readings, I sat down for 5 minutes before taking the first reading. The coffee used in [...]
Effect of lying down, sitting, and standing on blood pressure.
August 27, 2008 By 13 Comments
In these experiments, I used a home blood pressure monitor (upper arm cuff), to measure my blood pressure in the morning, on an empty stomach. To prepare for each set of readings, I got into position, and waited quietly for 5 minutes before taking the first reading. I then took a minimum of 3 readings [...]
Effects of smoking on blood pressure
August 27, 2008 By 6 Comments
In this blood pressure experiments, I used a home blood pressure monitor (upper arm cuff), to measure my blood pressure before, during and after smoking a large cigar. I took readings every 5 minutes or so, to see if smoking would cause changes to my blood pressure. Incidentally, I am not a doctor. These experiments [...]
Blood pressure variations during the day
August 27, 2008 By 3 Comments
In this first of many blood pressure experiments, I used a home blood pressure monitor (upper arm cuff), to measure my blood pressure during my waking day. The readings were not taken at specific intervals, and I have made no attempt to show on this graph when I ate food, did exercise, drank coffee, or [...]
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