Tips and Resources — Blood Pressure Monitors

3 Important Health Products for Monitoring At Home

Posted by Mark Beaton on Dec 22, 2020

As the second COVID-19 wave spreads across the country, many Canadians are either locked-down or in self imposed quarantines. The consequence is significantly fewer medical appointments and trips to emergency.

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Tags: Blood Pressure Measurements, Blood Pressure Monitors, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease COPD, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Self-Monitoring, Thermometers

A Simple Guide to Choosing a Home Blood Pressure Monitor

Posted by Mark Beaton on Oct 20, 2020

Over 7.5 million Canadian’s have hypertension (high blood pressure). Frequently called “the silent killer”, most of us learn we have hypertension from our family doctors because there are no symptoms or pain to warn us we have the condition.

Take the First Steps toward a Longer and Healthier Life

Posted by Mark Beaton on Sep 21, 2020

September is “Self Improvement Month”, who knew?

If you are a Baby Boomer, there’s a good chance you’ve been diagnosed with hypertension, and 90% of us will develop hypertension over the next number of years.

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Tags: Blood Pressure Monitors, Fitness, Heart Health, High Blood Pressure, Hypertension, Self-Monitoring

Don’t Ignore High Blood Pressure During COVID-19

Posted by Mark Beaton on Sep 04, 2020

After six months into to COVID-19, several studies have revealed people with hypertension are at higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19. In fact, there is mounting evidence that COVID-19 affects the heart, regardless of age and fitness levels of patients. The Center for Disease Control in the US has identified several underlying health conditions that put individuals at higher risk should they contract COVID-19. These include: serious heart diseases, COPD, obesity, cancer, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and people with compromised immune systems¹.

Self-Monitoring = Lower Blood Pressure and Greater Control

Posted by Mark Beaton on Jul 07, 2020

Whether you have been diagnosed with hypertension (>135mmHg / >85mmHg) or your BP is in the “pre-hypertensive / elevated” range (>120mmHg / 80mmHg) self-monitoring blood pressure at home is highly valuable and clinically preferred to measurements at your doctor’s office…. here’s why.