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 [...]
What is blood pressure?
August 27, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Definition: Blood pressure is simply the pressure of your blood pushing out on your arteries as the blood circulates your body. The pressure of your blood depends on a number of factors including: the force created by your heart pumping blood into your arteries the volume of your blood the resistance your blood encounters as [...]
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