We’ve all seen the ominous looking device sitting in the corner of a drug store or supermarket.  Heck we’ve all probably sat down at a blood pressure machine at one time or another and couldnt resist sliding our are into the cuff and pressing the big red button.   Then we start to wonder is thing ever going to let go of my arm?   Oh no!  I think something is wrong with it!

But then soon enough it lets go and we see those dazzling red numbers 135 over 75 of something to that effect.   And we compare them to the little chart.  Phew  OK  mines normal.

But for far to many american’s that number is not a good one.  Blood pressure is on the rise in the US.  Whether from stress, and the salt in our foods or other reasons.  And that is not a good thing.  Blood pressure is the number one factor driving heart disease.

So it has become very important to check our pressure using a blood pressure machine very often.