one reason for the rise of high blood pressure in recent years in the US is the change in standards. under the old standards, I didn't have high blood pressure. Then, suddenly I did. Do the standards-makers work hand-in-glove with the pharma companies?
On 10/22/06, Louis Proyect <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
It is you (oh yeah) It is you, you (oh yeah) It is you (oh yeah) Cause a pressure drop, oh pressure Oh yeah pressure drop a drop on you I say a pressure drop, oh pressure Oh yeah pressure drop a drop on you I say when it drops, oh you gonna feel it Know that you were doing wrong. Toots and the Maytals, "Pressure Drop" Last week I had my blood pressure checked as a follow-up to a routine exam taken about a year ago, when I was advised that it was "slightly high". That's the same thing I heard this go round, with a reading of 140/82. The first number, systolic blood pressure, measures the maximum pressure exerted as the heart contracts, while the lower number indicates diastolic pressure, a measurement taken between beats, when the heart is at rest. A normal blood pressure would be something below 120/80. The nurse who took my pressure advised me to lay off salt and red meat, and to exercise 30 minutes a day even if this only means walking. I now join 65 million other Americans suffering from hypertension. They say that half of the population over 60 (I will be 62 in January) has the condition–unless of course you are dead. That's one way to get really low numbers. full: http://louisproyect.wordpress.com/2006/10/22/pressure-drop/
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