INTERESTING. THE OTHER DAY I WAS
WATCHING AND
WATCHING AND ADAM WAS ON WITH ME OR
WAS ON
WAS ON
WAS ON THE AIR, NOT WITH ME, BUT
HE WAS
HE WAS
HE WAS ON.
ON.
ON. AND
ON. AND HE WAS TALKING ABOUT
THE
THE
THE BLOOD
THE BLOOD PRESSURE READER
FROM
FROM
FROM VERIDIAN.
VERIDIAN.
VERIDIAN. AND I HAD NEVER HEARD HIS
STORY,
STORY,
STORY, AND IT'S WEIRDLY SIMILAR
TO MY
TO MY
TO MY STORY.
STORY.
STORY. AND HIS STORY WAS THIS --
HE WAS
HE WAS
HE WAS LITERALLY ON THE AIR.
HE PUT THIS ON, TOOK HIS
BLOOD
BLOOD
BLOOD PRESSURE, IT WAS CRAZY
HIGH.
HIGH.
HIGH. HE
HIGH. HE DIDN'T REALIZE IT AND
WAS
WAS
WAS LIKE,
WAS LIKE, THAT'S SCARY.
HE TOOK ACTION AND NOW
HE'S
HE'S
HE'S FEELING FINE, DOING
BETTER, ALL
BETTER, ALL THAT.
THAT.
THAT. I
THAT. I HAVE THE SAME STORY.
I WAS ON THE AIR.
IT WAS A BUSY DAY.
AND I CAME ON TO DO THE
BLOOD
BLOOD
BLOOD PRESSURE READER.
PRESSURE READER. I LOOKED DOWN AND WENT
OH,
OH,
OH, LORDY, I DON'T THINK
THAT'S SO
THAT'S SO
THAT'S SO GOOD.
GOOD.
GOOD. SO
GOOD. SO I WENT, OBVIOUSLY,
BECAUSE I
BECAUSE I
BECAUSE I WAS CONCERNED, SAW MY
DOCTOR.
DOCTOR.
DOCTOR. THINGS ARE FINE, IT WAS
GREAT.
GREAT.
GREAT. AGAIN, I WAS ABLE TO TAKE
ACTION.
ACTION.
ACTION. BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS SO
INTERESTING BECAUSE WHAT
HE SAID
HE SAID
HE SAID AND I SAID, BOTH
SEPARATELY, AND
SEPARATELY, AND WE NEVER HAVE HEARD EACH
OTHER'S
OTHER'S
OTHER'S STORY, IS I SAID NEVER
HAD A
HAD A
HAD A PROBLEM WITH IT.
NEVER.
NEVER.
NEVER. I
NEVER. I HAD NEVER EVER, EVER
HAD HIGH
HAD HIGH
HAD HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.
BLOOD PRESSURE. AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN
ONE
ONE
ONE DAY,
ONE DAY, IT'S LIKE WHAT'S UP
WITH
WITH
WITH THAT.
THAT.
THAT. AND
THAT. AND HONESTLY, THANK GOD,
I WAS
I WAS
I WAS ON
I WAS ON THE AIR WITH MATTHEW
WHO
WHO
WHO YOU'LL MEET IN A SECOND,
BECAUSE
BECAUSE
BECAUSE I
BECAUSE I DISCOVERED I HAD HIGH
BLOOD
BLOOD
BLOOD PRESSURE.
PRESSURE.
PRESSURE. I'VE GOT IT UNDER
CONTROL, MADE
CONTROL, MADE DIET CHANGES, LIFESTYLE
CHANGES,
CHANGES,
CHANGES, BUT I'M FINE.
IT FREAKS YOU OUT WHEN
YOU
YOU
YOU THOUGHT YOUR BLOOD
PRESSURE WAS
PRESSURE WAS GREAT AND THEN JUST BY
ACCIDENT
ACCIDENT
ACCIDENT I FOUND OUT IT WASN'T.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT, HAD I
LET
LET
LET THAT
LET THAT GO, WHO KNOWS WHAT
WOULD
WOULD
WOULD HAVE HAPPENED.
HAVE HAPPENED. WHAT ABOUT YOU, WHAT ARE
YOU
YOU
YOU DOING?
DOING?
DOING? ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH
YOUR BLOOD
YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE?
PRESSURE?
PRESSURE? DO YOU NEED TO CHECK IT?
rDO YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO
SHOULD
SHOULD
SHOULD BE
SHOULD BE CHECKING IT ON A
REGULAR
REGULAR
REGULAR BASIS.
BASIS.
BASIS. I
BASIS. I BELIEVE NOW THAT EVERY
SINGLE
SINGLE
SINGLE PERSON I KNOW NEEDS TO
HAVE THIS
HAVE THIS
HAVE THIS IN THEIR HOME.
ABSOLUTELY EVERYONE
ABSOLUTELY EVERYONE BECAUSE YOU
BECAUSE YOU JUST NEVER KNOW.
BECAUSE AGAIN, MOST
PEOPLE
PEOPLE
PEOPLE DON'T.
DON'T.
DON'T. AND IT'S FROM VERIDIAN.
I GOT A COUPLE COLORS FOR
YOU
YOU
YOU GUYS.
GUYS.
GUYS. THE
GUYS. THE EMERALD THAT I'M
HOLDING,
HOLDING,
HOLDING, THE RUBY AND THE
SAPPHIRE.
SAPPHIRE.
SAPPHIRE. AND MATTHEW PETERS IS
JOINING
JOINING
JOINING ME.
ME.
ME. HE'S
ME. HE'S A REGISTERED NURSE.
HE WORKS WITH A LOT OF
FOLKS,
FOLKS,
FOLKS, AND I KNOW DAY IN AND DAY
OUT,
OUT,
OUT, MATT, YOU WORK WITH SO
MANY
MANY
MANY PEOPLE WHERE THIS HAS
BECOME
BECOME
BECOME VERY IMPORTANT
VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION IN
INFORMATION IN THEIR LIVES.
THEIR LIVES. >> Guest: IT'S CRUCIAL,
SUZANNE.
SUZANNE.
SUZANNE. AND IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT
THINGS THAT
THINGS THAT HAVE TO DO WITH BLOOD
PRESSURE
PRESSURE
PRESSURE THAT ARE RISK FACTORS,
THINGS
THINGS
THINGS LIKE DIET, LACK OF
EXERCISE, YOU
EXERCISE, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES IT CAN BE
FAMILY
FAMILY
FAMILY HISTORY, BUT THE COMMON
THEME
THEME
THEME HERE IS THAT, LIKE YOU
SAID,
SAID,
SAID, SUZANNE, A LOT OF TIMES
WHEN WE
WHEN WE
WHEN WE HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
BUBBLING UNDERNEATH THE
SURFACE,
SURFACE,
SURFACE, AND IT CAN HAPPEN FOR
YEARS AND
YEARS AND
YEARS AND YEARS, WE DON'T EVEN KNOW
IT
IT
IT OFTENTIMES, THAT'S WHY
THEY CALL
THEY CALL
THEY CALL IT THE SILENT KILLER.
A LOT OF TIMES YOU HAVE
NO SIGNS
NO SIGNS
NO SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS.
OR SYMPTOMS. I WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT
THESE
THESE
THESE STATISTICS BEFORE I TELL
YOU
YOU
YOU ABOUT
YOU ABOUT WHY THIS IS THE
MONITOR
MONITOR
MONITOR YOU NEED TO GET HOME
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT. THAT IS THAT ONE IN THREE
ADULTS
ADULTS
ADULTS HERE IN THIS COUNTRY HAS
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.
BLOOD PRESSURE. THAT'S 75 MILLION
AMERICANS.
AMERICANS. ONLY ABOUT HALF OF US
HAVE IT
HAVE IT
HAVE IT UNDER CONTROL.
UNDER CONTROL. AND THAT'S EVEN WITH
BLOOD
BLOOD
BLOOD PRESSURE MEDICATIONS AT
TIMES.
TIMES.
TIMES. ANOTHER 75 MILLION
AMERICANS,
AMERICANS, ANOTHER ONE IN THREE, HAS
WHAT
WHAT
WHAT WE
WHAT WE CALL PREHYPERTENSION.
SO THAT MEANS THAT YOU
HAVE THIS
HAVE THIS
HAVE THIS RUNNING IN THE
BACKGROUND,
BACKGROUND, OFTENTIMES, SUZANNE, LIKE
YOU
YOU
YOU TALKED ABOUT, YOU DON'T
FEEL A
FEEL A
FEEL A THING.
THING.
THING. BUT HEART ATTACKS,
STROKES, A
STROKES, A LOT OF THESE REALLY
SERIOUS
SERIOUS
SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES CAN ARISE
FROM
FROM
FROM HYPERTENSION UNDETECTED
HYPERTENSION UNDETECTED AND
AND
AND UNCHECKED OVER TIME.
AND YOU CAN LITERALLY,
AND I'M
AND I'M
AND I'M SURE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO
A
A
A FAMILY
A FAMILY MEMBER OR A FRIEND
THAT
THAT
THAT YOU
THAT YOU KNOW OF, IT'S
HAPPENED TO,
HAPPENED TO, YOU KNOW, MY MOM HAD A
HEART
HEART
HEART ATTACK YEARS AGO.
YOU WAKE UP ONE DAY,
SOMEBODY'S
SOMEBODY'S PERFECTLY FINE.
PERFECTLY FINE. THE NEXT DAY, YOU KNOW, I
DON'T
DON'T
DON'T EVEN WANT TO MENTION
THOSE
THOSE
THOSE HORRIFIC CONSEQUENCES
HORRIFIC CONSEQUENCES BECAUSE
BECAUSE
BECAUSE WE'VE LIVED THROUGH THEM.
LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT WE
CAN USE
CAN USE
CAN USE AS A TOOL TO HAVE THE
INFORMATION TO TRY TO
PREVENT
PREVENT
PREVENT SOME OF THESE THINGS.
I WANT YOU TO TAKE A LOOK
AT
AT
AT THIS
AT THIS MONITOR HERE.
SO HERE'S WHAT I'M GOING
TO DO.
TO DO.
TO DO. I'M GOING TO JUST TURN
THIS ON.
THIS ON.
THIS ON. AND YOU CAN SEE, LOOK AT
THE
THE
THE DISPLAY.
DISPLAY.
DISPLAY. SO THAT'S BEAUTIFUL,
BRIGHT LCD
BRIGHT LCD BRIGHT BACK LIT DISPLAY.
IT'S GOING TO HOLD 60
READINGS
READINGS
READINGS IN MEMORY FOR YOU.
60 READINGS IN MEMORY FOR
A
A
A LOVED
A LOVED ONE.
LOVED ONE. THAT'S 120 ACCURATE
READINGS.
READINGS.
READINGS. YOU GET ALL OF THIS
PACKED
PACKED
PACKED INFORMATION THAT YOU CAN
SHOW
SHOW
SHOW YOUR
SHOW YOUR DOCTOR ON YOUR
TELEMED
TELEMED
TELEMED VISIT ALL OF THAT
INFORMATION
INFORMATION CAN REALLY HELP YOUR
DOCTOR WORK
DOCTOR WORK WITH YOU.
WITH YOU.
WITH YOU. >> Guest:
--
-- >>
-- >> Guest: YOU'RE GOING TO
GET
GET
GET YOUR
GET YOUR HEART RATE AND MOST
IMPORTANTLY, YOU'RE GOING
TO GET
TO GET
TO GET EACH READING TIME STAMPED
AND
AND
AND DATE
AND DATE STAMPED.
DATE STAMPED. THAT WAY YOU KNOW EXACTLY
WHEN
WHEN
WHEN YOU
WHEN YOU TOOK THE READING.
YOU TAKE IT WHERE YOU'RE
MOST
MOST
MOST COMFORTABLE.
COMFORTABLE. YOU DO IT RIGHT.
AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
DAWN IN
DAWN IN
DAWN IN THE STUDIO IN A MINUTE.
SHE'S OUR RESIDENT BLOOD
PRESSURE TAKER HERE.
SO NO PRESSURE, DONNA,
BUT WE'RE
BUT WE'RE
BUT WE'RE GOING SHOW YOU THE
TECHNIQUE.
TECHNIQUE. TAKE A LOOK AT HOW THAT
IS ON
IS ON
IS ON HER
IS ON HER WRIST.
HER WRIST. SHE'S GOING TO PRESS THAT
START
START
START BUTTON.
BUTTON.
BUTTON. IT'S GOING TO TAKE 30
SECONDS TO
SECONDS TO GET THAT ACCURATE
READING.
READING.
READING. WHAT VERIDIAN GIVES YOU
HERE IS
HERE IS
HERE IS AUTOMATIC INFLATION AND
DEFLATION TECHNOLOGY.
DEFLATION TECHNOLOGY. THAT MEANS MORE
COMFORTABLE
COMFORTABLE READINGS, QUICKER
READINGS, QUICKER READINGS AND
READINGS AND IT MEASURES THAT READING
ON
ON
ON INFLATION.
INFLATION. THAT MEANS THAT YOU'RE
GOING TO
GOING TO
GOING TO GET THOSE MORE
COMFORTABLE AND
COMFORTABLE AND FAST READINGS COMPARED TO
OTHER
OTHER
OTHER MODELS.
MODELS.
MODELS. SO YOU SEE IT CYCLING
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. WHAT YOU'LL ALSO NOTICE
IS THAT
IS THAT
IS THAT THAT WRIST SIZE, THAT
WRIST CUP
WRIST CUP
WRIST CUP IS GOING TO FIT ANYWHERE
FROM
FROM
FROM ABOUT 5.5 TO 8.5 INCHES,
SO IT'S
SO IT'S
SO IT'S GOING TO FIT ME.
IT'S GOING FIT DONNA, AND
IT'S
IT'S
IT'S LATEX FREE.
LATEX FREE. IF YOU HAVE ANY SORT OF
SENSITIVITY, NO WORRIES.
LOOK AT THAT PERFECT
READING
READING
READING FROM DONNA.
FROM DONNA. 108 IS HER SYSTOLIC.
OVER 64 IS THE DIASTOLIC.
DONNA KNOWS JUST BY
LOOKING AT
LOOKING AT THAT READING THAT IT'S
NORMAL.
NORMAL.
NORMAL. YOU HAVE THAT INSTANT
FEEDBACK,
FEEDBACK,
FEEDBACK, INSTANT PEACE OF MIND.
FOLKS, IF YOU HAVE A
LOVED ONE
LOVED ONE
LOVED ONE THAT YOU KNOW IS AT HIGH
RISK,
RISK,
RISK, EVEN IF YOU DON'T, A LOT
OF
OF
OF TIMES
OF TIMES BLOOD PRESSURE HAS
NO
NO
NO SIGNS
NO SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS WHEN
IT'S
IT'S
IT'S RUNNING HIGH.
RUNNING HIGH. SO YOU NEED TO GET ONE OF
THESE
THESE
THESE HOME SO THAT YOU ALWAYS
KNOW
KNOW
KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON INSIDE
YOUR
YOUR
YOUR BODY.
BODY.
BODY. IT
BODY. IT CAN REALLY WORK WITH
YOUR
YOUR
YOUR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS.
HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. AND LIKE YOU SEE HERE,
SUZANNE,
SUZANNE,
SUZANNE, IT COMES WITH EVERYTHING.
YOU GET THE BATTERIES,
THE
THE
THE CARRYING CASE.
CARRYING CASE. TAKE IT ON THE GO, NO
EXCUSES.
EXCUSES.
EXCUSES. >> Host: WELL, AND I
THINK TO
THINK TO
THINK TO YOUR POINT, WHAT IS
$29.95 AND
$29.95 AND THREE FLEX PAYS, EVEN
BETTER
BETTER
BETTER YET, $10, WHEN YOU
LITERALLY
LITERALLY
LITERALLY COULD ALMOST SAVE
SOMEONE'S
SOMEONE'S
SOMEONE'S LIFE.
LIFE.
LIFE. I
LIFE. I MEAN, IF IT'S THAT
SERIOUS,
SERIOUS,
SERIOUS, YOU KNOW.
YOU KNOW.
YOU KNOW. IT'S NOT THE HAPPIEST
TOPIC TO
TOPIC TO
TOPIC TO TALK ABOUT, BUT IT'S SO
IMPORTANT.
IMPORTANT. AND YOU KNOW, I THINK
WHAT'S
WHAT'S
WHAT'S SCARIER IS NOT KNOWING.
YOU CAN BE PROACTIVE AND
DO
DO
DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
YOU DON'T WANT TO WALK
AOUND
AOUND
AOUND AND
AOUND AND WONDER.
AND WONDER. DO YOU HAVE SOMEONE IN
YOUR LIFE
YOUR LIFE
YOUR LIFE THAT DARN WELL KNOWS THEY
SHOULD
SHOULD
SHOULD BE
SHOULD BE CHECKING THEIR BLOOD
PRESSURE
PRESSURE
PRESSURE AND THEY DON'T DO IT ON A
REGULAR BASIS.
REGULAR BASIS. BUY THIS FOR THEM.
IT COULD BE THE GIFT THAT
CHANGES EVERYTHING.
CHANGES EVERYTHING. I DO WANT TO GIVE YOU AN
UPDATE.
UPDATE.
UPDATE. IF YOU WANT THE SAPPHIRE
THERE
THERE
THERE IN
THERE IN THE CENTER, THAT'S THE
MOST
MOST
MOST LIMITED.
LIMITED.
LIMITED. I'M DOWN TO THE LAST 500
LEFT
LEFT
LEFT SO.
SO.
SO. THAT
SO. THAT ONE'S ALMOST SOLD
OUT.
OUT.
OUT. THERE'S GOING TO BE YOUR
RUBY
RUBY
RUBY COLOR, AND THAT'S, OF
COURSE,
COURSE,
COURSE, GOING TO BE YOUR EMERALD
COLOR
COLOR
COLOR ON
COLOR ON THE OTHER END.
IT LOOKS GOOD, IT'S EASY
TO USE.
TO USE.
TO USE. ANYBODY CAN USE IT.
THE SCREEN'S BIG.
YOU EVEN GET A NICE
LITTLE CASE
LITTLE CASE BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE
TAKE
TAKE
TAKE THEIRS TO GO.
OR IF YOU WANT TO PUT IT
AWAY IN
AWAY IN
AWAY IN A
AWAY IN A MEDICINE CABINET.
IT IS SO IMPORTANT.
I THINK EVERYONE, AND
EVEN IF
EVEN IF
EVEN IF YOU SAY, I'VE NEVER HAD
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, TRUST ME,
I SAID
I SAID
I SAID THE SAME DARN THING.
I HAVE A FAMILY HISTORY
OF IT.
OF IT.
OF IT. OH, NOT A PROBLEM.
I REALIZED, I HAD A
PROBLEM.
PROBLEM.
PROBLEM. THEN YOU TAKE ACTION AND
FEEL
FEEL
FEEL GOOD
FEEL GOOD AFTER THAT.
MATTHEW, THANKS FOR BEING
WITH
WITH
WITH US
WITH US TONIGHT.
US TONIGHT. >> Guest: IT'S MY
PLEASURE.
PLEASURE.
PLEASURE. EVERYBODY STAY SAFE, AND
PLEASE
PLEASE
PLEASE DO
PLEASE DO SOMETHING FOR YOUR
LOVED ONE
LOVED ONE
LOVED ONE JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT
THEY'RE
THEY'RE
THEY'RE SAFE, OKAY, OR FOR
YOURSELF.
YOURSELF.
YOURSELF. >> Host: IT'S SUCH A GOOD
GIFT
GIFT
GIFT IDEA, IT REALLY IS,
ESPECIALLY
ESPECIALLY IF