Not everyone has a blood pressure monitor at home. Of course , if you have hypertension or a tendency to frequent pressure fluctuations , such a device is a must. But you can still do without it.
And if you feel bad at work or on the street , in the theater? What to do? Have three devices - at home , at work and in your purse?
I have just three for all cases , only this is not a tonometer , but an ordinary stationery ruler and a nut on a string.
I will tell you how this device works. And I learned about this method from the book of Valentina Travinka, a healer and writer known to many. I use a lot of her advice on a healthy lifestyle and apply it quite successfully.
How to measure pressure with a ruler
First , how to measure pressure for yourself. We take any ruler - plastic , wooden , iron - it doesn’t matter. We also need an ordinary nut or ring , in principle, any item. I use a paper clip at work. to the nut ( ring , paper clip) - an ordinary thread about 20 centimeters long.
We sit comfortably on a chair , put our hand extended forward on the table ( it is more convenient to measure the pressure on the left hand). Right in the clothes , it does not interfere at all. We put a ruler on the hand so that the beginning of the divisions is at the bend of the elbow.
We take the rope with the nut by the free end with the right hand , put the nut over the ruler at its very beginning and lead the hand along the ruler , without touching it , to the wrist.