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What to Write in a Home Blood Pressure Log (and Why It Helps)

What to Write in a Home Blood Pressure Log (and...

A single blood pressure reading is a snapshot. It tells you how your body was doing at one moment, in one mood, after whatever you did that morning. A log...

What to Write in a Home Blood Pressure Log (and...

A single blood pressure reading is a snapshot. It tells you how your body was doing at one moment, in one mood, after whatever you did that morning. A log...

Sitting, Standing, or Lying Down: Does Position Change Your Blood Pressure Reading?

Sitting, Standing, or Lying Down: Does Position...

If you have ever taken your blood pressure twice in a row and gotten two different numbers, you are not alone. Blood pressure is not a fixed number. It moves...

Sitting, Standing, or Lying Down: Does Position...

If you have ever taken your blood pressure twice in a row and gotten two different numbers, you are not alone. Blood pressure is not a fixed number. It moves...

Does Your Blood Pressure Change After You Eat?

Does Your Blood Pressure Change After You Eat?

Most people think of blood pressure as a number that stays fairly steady through the day. In reality, it moves around constantly. It shifts with stress, movement, sleep, and, perhaps...

Does Your Blood Pressure Change After You Eat?

Most people think of blood pressure as a number that stays fairly steady through the day. In reality, it moves around constantly. It shifts with stress, movement, sleep, and, perhaps...

Surprising Causes of Cavities in Adults

Surprising Causes of Cavities in Adults

Many people assume cavities are mostly a childhood problem. Then adulthood arrives, brushing is on point, sweets are limited, and a dentist still finds a new cavity. It can feel...

Surprising Causes of Cavities in Adults

Many people assume cavities are mostly a childhood problem. Then adulthood arrives, brushing is on point, sweets are limited, and a dentist still finds a new cavity. It can feel...

Blood Pressure by Age : What’s Typical at 30, 50, and 70

Blood Pressure by Age : What’s Typical at 30, 5...

You may have seen charts that list a different “normal” blood pressure for every decade of life. They look official, but they can be misleading. Blood pressure does tend to...

Blood Pressure by Age : What’s Typical at 30, 5...

You may have seen charts that list a different “normal” blood pressure for every decade of life. They look official, but they can be misleading. Blood pressure does tend to...

Why Do Teeth Suddenly Become Sensitive? Causes and Fixes

Why Do Teeth Suddenly Become Sensitive? Causes ...

You take a sip of iced water or a bite of ice cream and get a sharp zing you have never felt before. Sudden tooth sensitivity is common, and it...

Why Do Teeth Suddenly Become Sensitive? Causes ...

You take a sip of iced water or a bite of ice cream and get a sharp zing you have never felt before. Sudden tooth sensitivity is common, and it...