Why high blood pressure may mean higher life insurance
premiumsArticle added by Tracy Hemmerle on February 10, 2009
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Max Workshop Can Double Your Production in 2014 Watching a nurse
pump air into that Velcro strap around one's arm is all too
familiar for many. Some even check their own blood pressure
using a self-monitoring device at home or in a pharmacy.  But
what do the numbers mean? Regardless of how your blood pressure
is taken, the measurement and meaning of the numbers are
essentially the same. It's important to understand the numbers
and how they can affect the price of life insurance premiums.
Getting a reading  A cuff is placed around the upper arm and
inflated to occlude, or temporarily block, the brachial artery.
This increases the blood pressure in the artery to above normal.
When the cuff is slowly deflated, the health care worker or the
blood pressure device itself listens or feels as the blood flow
is reestablished.  The first soun