Tools to Help You Measure your Progress
Whether you’re trying to track your cholesterol, reduce your body fat, test your eyesight or monitor your heart rate, AllegroMedical.com has a slew of diagnostic products to help you report your stats....
View ArticleHow to Check for High Blood Pressure
You may have high blood pressure and not even know it. After all, you can’t feel your blood pressure even when it is too high. That’s why it is called the silent killer. How do you know what your...
View ArticleShop by Body Part at Allegro Medical
Is your knee bothering you? How about your thumb? Perhaps you are having difficulties with your head . . . or maybe you want to know what your heart is doing. Whatever the case we may have something...
View ArticleCold and Flu Season – Everything You Need
Changes in weather, back-to-school germs, commuter travel, jobs in health care, stress and allergies are just a few of the factors working against you in the cold- and flu-avoidance areas. Bottom...
View ArticleWhy Monitor Your Blood Pressure at Home
It’s a shame we can’t feel our blood pressure. It’s an even bigger shame when someone suffers a stroke, develops heart disease or flat out dies simply because they were unaware of their high blood...
View Article5 Tips for Successful New Year’s Resolutions
Starting the year with a list of New Year’s Resolutions may be as commonplace as ending the year without them. Perhaps therein lies the problem – starting with a list of resolutions intead of just one...
View ArticleAnalyzers and Monitors to Keep you in Check
Measuring your progress is the best way to stay on track whether you’re reducing body fat, tracking your cholesterol, testing your eyesight or monitoring your heart rate. AllegroMedical.com has a...
View ArticleBeans a Boon for People With Diabetes, Study Finds
Eating more legumes, such as beans, lentils and chickpeas, can lower blood sugar, blood pressure MONDAY, Oct 22 (HealthDay News) — People suffering from type 2 diabetes can see an improvement in both...
View ArticleMultivitamins don’t protect against cardiovascular disease, study finds
Research published online Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that taking a daily multivitamin offers no more protection against heart attack, stroke or death from...
View ArticleDetecting the “Silent Killer”: Steps to an Accurate Blood Pressure Reading
As we age, our doctors tell us to stay active and keep a healthy lifestyle. They take our blood pressure, recite a few numbers, and possibly talk about how to change the number. But what do those...
View ArticlePlanning a Diet with Diabetes
Although there is no definitive diet for diabetes, there are certain foods that should be avoided and other super-foods that can be sought out that will help the body to work more efficiently, while...
View ArticlePresto – After 30 Years You May Not Have High Blood Pressure Anymore!
The Journal of American Medical Association has raised the systolic number for people over 60 to 150/90. CNN reports that after 30 years of the goal being set at 140/90 there was overwhelming...
View ArticleMedicine Meets Smart Phones
The creation and advancements of smart phones have impacted many industries and now have taken the portable device to endless possibilities. Mobile devices have revolutionized how the caretaker,...
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