The people behind SoundReadings
Every guide here is written, tested and signed by a person. Four regulars, no ghostwriters.
Harriet Lowell Lead writer
Worked in a screening centre reading reports for worried people. she separates what needs action from what needs nothing.
- Long-term uric acid control: three months in this order
- Travelling with a chronic condition: read this before you start
- Can you stop when numbers improve: three months in this order
- Do emotions move the numbers: is it worth doing at all
- Timing blood pressure medication: three months in this order
- Calculating heart rate zones: cost, time and results
- The cost of not talking: set the standard first
- Tests men should add to a check-up: cost, time and results
Jasper Nunez Contributing editor
Six years in hospital health management, used to turning markers into plain language. he writes only what has evidence behind it.
- What to bring to a follow-up: set the standard first
- Why pressure climbs in winter: knowing when to stop
- Building a condition file: three months in this order
- Insurance with a diagnosis: knowing when to stop
- When to check blood glucose: a checklist you can tick
- Can fatty liver reverse: where most people stall
- Prep rules before a check-up: cost, time and results
- Dividing health work at home: knowing when to stop
Desmond Okonkwo Staff writer
Nursing background with long experience in chronic care follow-up. he prefers checklists you can use the same day.
- The dietary limits of lipid management: three months in this order
- Drug and food conflicts: knowing when to stop
- Chronic illness and sleep: is it worth doing at all
- Screening for complications: cost, time and results
- Measuring blood pressure properly: set the standard first
- Preventing training injuries: read this before you start
- Cycling and perineal pressure: knowing when to stop
- A realistic quit-smoking timeline: is it worth doing at all
Alaric Penn Regular contributor
Ten years writing medical explainers, wary of inflated risk. he stratifies first, then decides how loud to be.
- Handling a gout flare: fixing it point by point
- Setting exercise intensity: six beginner deviations
- How family can help: knowing when to stop
- How many self-checks a day: is it worth doing at all
- A home blood pressure sheet: six beginner deviations
- The male menopause question: set the standard first
- Weight and fertility: where most people stall
- When to recheck: set the standard first