To monitor your health at home, check your resting heart rate once a week at the same time and day, such as Saturday morning before getting out of bed. To check your resting heart rate, place your middle and index fingers on your neck or wrist to count beats for 10 seconds and multiply by 6 to get beats per minute. A healthy resting heart rate is between 50-60 beats per minute; see a doctor if your rate is too high or too low.

1. How to nourish your body
TRACKING YOUR HEALTH

2. Check Yourself
In addition to going to your doctor, you can also monitor your own
health at home.
The best way is to thoroughly check your resting heart rate.
You want to check your resting heart rate once a week.

3. Stick To A Regular Schedule
Pick a day and time that you can stick to on a regular basis.
For example, if you choose to take your resting heart rate on
Saturday morning before getting out of bed, stick to that day
and time and do not switch it around.
 The main reason for this is because your resting heart rate
changes throughout the day and the week when you are doing
different activities.

4. How To Check
To take your resting heart rate, take your middle and index figures
and find your pulse on your neck or wrist.
Do not use any other fingers, only your middle and index fingers.
That is an important thing to remember.
After you find your pulse, count the numbers of beats during 10
seconds, then multiple it by 6 to get a total of one minute, which
then becomes your resting heart rate.

5. Healthy Heart Rate
When your resting heart rate decreases over time, your health is
improving.
Your heart rate should not be pumping fast during resting periods
because you are not doing any intense activity.
According to health experts and doctors, your resting heart rate
should be between 50-60 beats per minute.

6. Check With Your Doctor
If your resting heart rate is too low, it could mean that your heart is
not getting enough oxygen to pump fast enough, which is not a good
thing.
If your resting heart rate is too high, it could mean you are putting
too much pressure on your heart, such as from a high level of stress.
If your resting heart rate is too low or high, it is important to check
with your doctor.