If up is bad, down must be good. If higher is worse, lower must be better. These statements appear to be logical, but logic does not always rule, at least as far as blood pressure is concerned. High blood pressure is dangerous, to put it mildly. So lowering it should be good. But how low …
You need an expert to write high blood pressure guidelines. A medical expert is he (or she) who does not agree with anybody. Sometimes the expert does not agree even with himself. Agreeing with other so-called experts might be construed as a sign of weakness! Cake, anybody? What about the lowly practitioners out there in …
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Common sense may not be all that common, and what is worse, it might even be WRONG! So let us apply common sense to the treatment of blood pressure. High blood pressure kills. When it does not kill, it causes serious illnesses. So common sense would dictate that lowering your blood pressure would help you …
If every third American adult came down with malaria, we would be outraged. The public would demand immediate action to start proper treatment, and monitor the results. Then we would also demand steps to prevent any such a calamity from happening again. Then why is it that high blood pressure (high BP, or hypertension), which …
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“Why can they not take their pills as I told them to?” “Why do they always prescribe pill after pill? We have to buy groceries, too!” Doctors grumble that patients do not follow their instructions. Patients grumble about the number of pills they have to take, and their costs. The result: Nearly half the patients …
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There are close to a billion people in the world with high blood pressure, and almost half of them do not have it under control. Full pay, half the job Imagine hiring a painter who paints only half your house, but charges you the full amount. This is what the healthcare system is doing to …
“Salt will raise your blood pressure and kill you! Throw away that shaker!” “Hey, salt is not too bad! In fact, if you cut down too much, you will die early!” The general public is losing confidence. Coffee is good for you, coffee is bad for you. Fat will kill you, fat will liberate you. …
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