The Right Way to Check Your Blood Pressure At Home

Checking your blood pressure at home can help your doctor more accurately monitor your health and adjust your medications.

Watch this video to learn the best way to check your blood pressure at home. This is the way to most accurately measure it and make sure your doctor has the right information.

Make sure you are doing it the right way.
-No alcohol or tobacco
-Empty your bladder
-Sit with your back supported and your feet on the floor
-Sit quietly for 5 minutes
-Keep stressors away from you
-Have your arm supported
-After the reading takes place, rest a minute and check it again.

Content Chapters:
00:00 – Introduction
00:24 – Keeping Your Blood Pressure Controlled
00:54 – Monitoring Blood Pressure at Doctor’s Office vs Home
01:38 – First Step: Go to the Bathroom
01:54 – How to Sit for a Blood Pressure Reading
02:18 – Choosing the Right Blood Pressure Cuff
02:48 – Preparing for the Test in a Calm Environment
03:33 – Taking the First Reading
04:10 – Take a Second Reading
04:41 – Record Your Blood Pressure Readings
05:29 – What to Avoid Before a Reading
05:49 – Seeing High Numbers? Don’t Panic
06:22 – Conclusion

Remember to subscribe today: https://goo.gl/07Nerb

New Book Available: The Cooking Doc’s Kidney-Healthy Cooking. E-book and paperback available for purchase here: https://www.thecookingdoc.co/kidney-healthy-cooking-book/

Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thecookingdoc/

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thecookingdoc/

Working as a kidney doctor, I found that my patients were often unaware of just how important diet and lifestyle were and how often they felt unsupported by generic advice to “eat healthy”.

The home cook in me hated hearing this, so I set out to find a better way. I began to combine my medical training and love of food, making videos of simple recipes that were based on science and packed with flavor. Instead of just saying “eat healthy” to my patients, I could give them the resources they needed to make a real difference in their health.

Kidney doctor, passionate home cook, and YouTube sensation Dr Blake Shusterman empowers people to proactively manage their health by stepping into the kitchen. The author of several cookbooks with over 100,000 YouTube subscribers, The Cooking Doc® believes anyone, at any age can transform their health with small changes that make a big difference. Based on science and packed with flavor, Dr. Blake’s simple recipes have inspired home cooks everywhere to change their diet, retrain their taste buds, and transform their health.

The information, including but not limited to, text, graphics, images and other material contained on this website are for informational purposes only. The purpose of this website is to promote health and wellness. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or treatment and before undertaking a new health care regimen, and never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on this website.