Simply put. If you were concerned about your pump or tubing, how would you fix it? There are 2 general categories of blood pressure drugs: water pills (diuretics) that lower the amount of fluid in the system and and ACE inhibitors/beta blockers that limit the max ability of the heart to pump blood. I agree that we need to bring down the blood pressure. Too much pressure in the CV system is too hard on the heart and puts wear and tear on the vessels (making them more prone to aneurysms). But do we jury rig the system? If we have an older outdoor hose, that means we have 2 options... don't turn up the spigot too high or put some holes throughout the hose to eliminate some of the water. However, if I'm washing my care or sprinkling my lawn, it may mean I can't do things as efficiently as I used to. I think we should truly consider figuring out WHY the patient's CV system is having a hard time controlling the increased pressure like it used to. FIX THE PROBLEM, rather than just jury rig. And it's almost always more complicated than too much salt. http://amplify.com/u/23pq
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
And it's gonna get worse...
Ever since the 50's, researchers have been warning about using antibiotics too much. The concern? Formation of antibiotic resistant bacteria. Mutant strains that are no longer susceptible to certain forms of antibiotics. Many have heard of MRSA (methicillin resistant staph aureus). This organism is untreatable with any antibiotics we currently have. And this is just the beginning. We need to start using more natural compounds like goldenseal, olive leaf extract, grapefruit seed extract and oil of oregano to push these bacteria our of our systems. They function differently than antibiotics and therefore the risk of resistance is not an issue. I personally like goldenseal. It goes after bacteria, parasites and yeast. This is helpful because one of the side effects of antibiotics is yeast infections. http://amplify.com/u/2283
Not Another Vaccine...
The HPV vaccine has hurt a lot of people. (see http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=68454) I'm not sure how we accept deaths for a condition like HPV that can be treated. Now we are treating meningitis that can be treated too. I really fear more deaths and more problems with this Meningitis vaccine. It'll probably play out the same way as with all the vaccines. People will watch some captivating commercial or some passionate plea by the media that causes people to be afraid. Concerned/scared parents will insist that their college students get vaccinated. Most will be fine and an "insignificant" percentage will be killed or damaged by the vaccine (but there will be "no proven connection"). We'll excuse those people who get meningitis and had the vaccine. In fact, we'll probably blame their misfortune on those that chose not to get the vaccine. If only 100% of the people would get vaccinated, we'd be able to irradicate this disease from the face of the earth. The wonderful world of vaccinations. Very sad. http://amplify.com/u/21zr
Optimists Have Lower Heart Disease
This is a good article. It shows that having a cheerful disposition and not worrying is good for longevity. We always knew that being a worrier was unhealthy. The gist of this article? Don't worry. Be Happy. :) http://amplify.com/u/21z4
Monday, February 22, 2010
How Much Soda Do People Drink in Your State?
I was shocked at this website's stats. There are regions in this country where the average consumption of soda is more than 81 gallons per year. Some might say that's only 14 oz/day of soda, but averages include babies and kids and people who never touch the stuff. I suppose this is to be expected since the average person in the US consumes between 150-170 lbs of sugars (simple sugars like sucrose, fructose, glucose, etc) every year (according to the USDA). If we are ever to truly decrease our diabetes and obesity in this country, we need to deal with this stat. People in the late 1800's ate 5 lbs of sugar per year. Yikes, huh? http://amplify.com/u/21jf
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