Free blood pressure examinations are being offered free of charge by a pharmacist in Wroughton.
As a part of the national crusade to fight cardio vascular disease and encourage healthy hearts a pharmacist in Wroughton is offering to carry out free blood pressure checks.
It is the St. John Pharmacy in St. Johns Street that will be providing the tests in the course of the Blood Pressure UK’s Know Your Numbers! Week that will commence on Monday and go on through the week till the 16th of September.
Nick Jephson, the pharmacist is encouraging the people in the community to get their blood pressure checked, after All About Health, the supporters of this campaign exposed that one third of the people hailing from the south west stated that they would believe that fact that they were in danger only if they were overweight.
However the pharmacist stated that obesity and overweight were not the only reasons and that the style of life and diet could also have repercussions. Consuming too much salt or for that matter not working out enough could also be the cause for the blood pressure to rise and this was the most usual reason for the onset of cardio vascular ailment.
Any person visiting the pharmacy could get their blood pressure checked, avail counsel and be provided with heart stickers to display that they are aware of their numbers regarding their blood pressure.
According to Blood Pressure UK, keeping track of one’s numbers was the only method to determine high blood pressure because generally there are hardly any signs or symptoms for it. Mr. Nick Jephson remarked that it was a silent condition and more often than not people take on an approach that tends to imply that if one does not see something it is not there.
He went on to add that they wished to see that the whole region understood the significance of keep regular track of the blood pressure and this was something that they did not have to take an appointment for. Working people could just walk in at any time of the day or during their lunch break to get themselves checked.
Such that it concurs with the Know Your Numbers Week, a novel smartphone application to measure blood pressure would be launched and can be availed of to be downloaded free through www.allabouthealth.org.uk to assist people to track results.
To be aware of one’s blood pressure numbers is vital so that if there happens to be any changes it can be monitored. This is especially for those people who suffer low blood pressure because a regular reading for a second time may in all probability show an increase.
Mr. Jephson stated that they were urging all their clients to know their blood pressure numbers and keep track of the alterations. The new app will show these changes that can then be discussed with their doctor. In addition the app also ensures that the person is alerted about his/her next blood pressure test.
