Being pregnant, I'm always asked about my blood pressure. Every doctor visit {which is several a month now} always starts off with being weighed and my blood pressure taken. It comes with the territory of having a life grow inside you to make sure you are being healthy enough to keep up with yourself and a precious baby.

I have been fortunate enough that I have never had or dealt with any blood pressure issues as so many people do each day. It's even more scarier when pregnant. I'm always thankful that my blood pressure has always been good during pregnancy. I don't want to hurt the baby at all and take no chances. So I try to remain happy and healthy.

However, not everyone is as lucky as I have been. Heart disease and strokes are the leading causes of death in the United States. What is really an eye opener is that 1 in 3 American adults have high blood pressure. And many do not realize it until it is too late. And that is scary!

So it's great that Ozeri has made a portable blood pressure machine that is not only easy to use, but has so many great features such as:

• New intelligent voice-guided feature alerts you to the proper positioning of your wrist for accurate blood pressure measurements.
• Automatically provides an audible hypertension assessment via a new talking function (as well as a display on the LCD screen).
• Portable, accurate, and simple-to-use with clinically proven technology, stores 180 blood pressure readings (90 x 2 users) with date and time recordings.
• Automatic Irregular heartbeat (Arrhythmia) detection and Hypertension Indicator.
• Push-button access to average blood pressure readings based on all readings in memory, AM versus PM readings, or the 3 most recent readings.

I received the Ozeri CardioTech™ Pro Series Digital Blood Pressure Monitor to test out and review. I was very happy to be able to use it rather quickly after opening it. The setup is simple to go through. And since it is voice activated, it pretty much does all the work for you. No guessing on numbers that do not make sense to the average non-medical term speaking person.

The monitor is simple to use, simple to read and even has a memory storage where more than one user can keep track of their data. I also liked that when you have used it multiple times throughout the day, it also have as setting where it will average out for that day what your readings are. It also keeps track of the date and time, making it very easy for people who are recording their stats. This device is very easy and user friendly. I think everyone should have one of these in their household. Especially those who have dealt with high blood pressure and other health issues.