If You Know This About High Blood Pressure, You Can Control Your BP

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Blood in our body flows through two types of blood vessels. The ones that carry the pure, oxygenated blood from the heart to various parts of the body are called “arteries” and the other type which carries the deoxygenated blood back from the different parts of the body to the heart are called the “veins”. … Read more

Why Home Blood Pressure Monitoring is Important

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Hypertension or high blood pressure is fast becoming one of the leading lifestyle diseases in our country. There will be at least one member in your family who is suffering from elevated blood pressure. If you are new to the term “hypertension”, you should definitely read this article which explains the meaning of blood pressure … Read more

Tips to choose the right Blood Pressure Machine

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Hypertension or high blood pressure, the notorious non-communicable disease is now a common household name. At our primary health center, I have patients belonging to all the socio-economic groups who are suffering from this disease. Modifying the lifestyle, making the correct dietary changes, reducing the consumption of salt in the diet and strictly taking the anti-hypertensive medicines … Read more

How to take medicines during Ramadan fasting?

All over the world, followers of Islam religion fast from dawn to dusk for one whole month. Typically persons who regularly fast, skip their medicines or adjust the dose without consulting their doctors. This can lead to many preventable health complications. Below is a video in which I go through some of the key health … Read more

Ultimate Buyer’s Guide for Choosing the Best Home Blood Pressure Monitor

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Hypertension or high blood pressure, the notorious non-communicable disease is now a common household name. At our primary health center, I had patients belonging to all the socio-economic groups who are suffering from this disease. Modifying the lifestyle, making the correct dietary changes, reducing the consumption of salt in the diet and strictly taking the anti-hypertensive medicines … Read more

Omron 10 Series Blood Pressure Monitor with Bluetooth Connectivity Reviewed

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Hypertension or high blood pressure has become a very common disease nowadays. There would be at least one person in every house who is suffering from this disease. The major reasons for the rapid rise in the number of persons having high blood pressure is the modern lifestyle and unhealthy food habits. Hypertension by itself … Read more