Health proponents are calling for people to take steps toward a healthier lifestyle by walking more. Health advocates agree that walking is the single most effective form of exercise with one of the lowest dropout rates. With most of the country coming out of a brutal winter and Spring finally becoming a reality in many parts of the country, this is the perfect time to start incorporating a brisk walk into your daily routine to achieve better heart health. So is monitoring what your heart is doing on the inside, with one QS Health's quality products made from top tier manufacturers.
Heart disease is the No. 1 cause of death in the United States and nearly 73 million Americans have hypertension. It’s a condition that propels blood too forcefully through blood vessels, increasing the risk of heart attack, heart failure, stroke, and kidney damage. If you have hypertension or borderline hypertension, you should be checking your blood pressure at home on a regular basis.
Regular, daily home blood pressure checks are also better than office-based readings alone for identifying the risk of a heart attack or other cardiovascular event, and for judging the effectiveness of a medication or other pressure-lowering strategy. Also, home blood pressure monitoring involves people more in their care, which can bolster their efforts to make behavior changes and take their medications.
QS Health sells a variety of medical health products to enable you to keep track of your body’s vital statistics. The best way to get healthy is to stay healthy.
According to a Harvard Medical School Family Health publication, readings taken in healthcare settings don't always reflect “true” blood pressure, that is, the average over an extended period of time. For one thing, blood pressure fluctuates over the 24-hour cycle, depending on a person’s activities. Also, some people have what’s known as white-coat hypertension — their blood pressure spikes upward in a physician’s office or other health care setting. Others have “masked hypertension” — normal in a healthcare setting but high at home.
Using one of QS Health's home monitoring products that can easily be self administered or applied can provide a better sense of how well a medication or other blood pressure–lowering strategy is working.
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