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Old Thu, Nov-16-17, 19:51
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Plan: EpiPaleo/Primal/LowOx
Stats: 220/130/150 Female 67
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My blood pressure and blood sugar were edging up before I went low carb. Now, the PA is amazed at how "perfect" both are.

Which is sad, really, that I'm so rare.

I agree, it makes no sense to change a BP reading when the underlying problem is still there.

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"You're in as much trouble by the time you are on three medications that achieve excellent control as you are when you have hypertension and it is untreated, which is amazing," Howard said. "We want to raise the issue that, despite great advances in a pharmaceutical approach, relying solely on this approach is going to come at a dear price of people's lives."

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150529193554.htm
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