Joe Raedle/Getty Images By Preston Smith/Aug. 24, 2021 10:30 am EDT When it comes to health and your well-being, one vital statistic that you need to manage is your blood pressure. We’ve all seen the arm compression testers at drugstores or been tested during a doctor visit, but you can actually…
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We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. High blood pressure does not produce any outward signs so it is easy to ignore it. In fact, the only way to tell whether you have high…
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