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Wear short sleeves so your arm is exposed. Go to the bathroom before your blood pressure test as well; a full bladder changes your reading.
Before the test, sit in a chair for five minutes with your back supported and your feet flat on the ground. Rest your arm on a table at the level of your heart. (Don't have your pressure recorded while you are perched on an examination table.)
Get our simple 60-second breathing technique to help you relax.
Interesting study: Women in a small study had readings averaging 8 percent higher at doctors' offices than at home. Readings for men in the study averaged 6 percent higher at doctors' offices.
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