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Blood Pressure Facts and Myths: A Heart Health Consumer Guide

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am a numbers guy, an engineer, MBA, and for the real numbers geeks, a...

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Monday, September 29, 2008
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We have heard it all before, "High blood pressure causes heart disease."  The guidelines and treatments for high blood pressure (BP) have become so ingrained and commonplace that we take it for granted that it is being treated properly.  But, like most health issues today, what we know abou...
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    Sue
    Monday, September 29, 2008 at 09:47 PM

    Thanks so much for your post HeartHawk.  It is so good to have this information at our fingertips.  Being "trained" to understand what is healthy and normal is the only way we will be active in our own sucessful healthcare!

     

    All the best, sue

     

    Check out these links for more info:

    The Basics of High Blood Pressure

    The First 48 Hours

    High Blood Pressure Treatment

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    Hi Sue
    HeartHawk
    Tuesday, September 30, 2008 at 11:57 AM

    Sue:

     

    Thanks.  Always good to hear from you.  You know, blood pressure is such a simple measure yet often so misunderstood and too often ignored.  I am fortunate to have relationships with many excellent docs who practice PREVENTIVE medicine.  These professionals are hard to find so I am happy to share with everyone what they share with me.  Good heart health starts with the basics!

     

    Regards,

     

     

    HeartHawk

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