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12-12-17, 12:48 PM
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Yes. You have a brain, many people apparently don't. like @Trsnrtr said, a sugar cube labeled fat free to some people means you can devour 15 pounds and you'll lose weight.
Haha I have a friend who thinks she is gluten intolerant. But she "does better" with lavash bread, which of course contain gluten.
I'm not saying that she doesn't feel better when she eats lavash bread over regular bread- but the difference is not gluten. I think somehow she associates gluten with the texture of regular bread and just picking something unleavened somehow feels or seems healthier to her.
Along those lines, I was making Mojitos for some friends on a girls weekend. One of the friend asks me what the ingredients are. After I tell her, she requests I make her one without the sugar, because of "carbs". Um, yes I can make it that way. But it will not taste good. Nor am I sure you could really refer to the concoction as a Mojito at that point.
I have no fear of carbs. But maybe that's why I'm a chub.
12-12-17, 12:51 PM
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Just think of it this way: its an aging thing.
Your arterioles get more stiff as you age, just like your joints do. If the arterioles get stiff enough, your blood pressure goes up.
12-12-17, 12:53 PM
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Means you don't have unstable angina, you can climb a flight of stairs without chest pain or shortness of breath.
12-12-17, 12:54 PM
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As we get older the tubes get stiffer, more "hydraulic" if you will, and the pressure increases.
That's why high blood pressure is rare in young people but common, almost EXPECTED, in old folks.
12-12-17, 01:00 PM
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Shortness of breath? How may stairs we talkin' 'bout here? Gravity is my foe on foot or on bike. I would say probably not an issue. But my HR and RR increase quickly with anything I do, but that may be (a symptom of) why I'm in the mess to begin with.
12-12-17, 01:02 PM
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I tell patients to think of their circulatory system like pipes. When we are young the pipes are rubber and stretch, and the volume from each heartbeat is absorbed in the capacitance of the arterioles as they allow more volume.
As we get older the tubes get stiffer, more "hydraulic" if you will, and the pressure increases.
That's why high blood pressure is rare in young people but common, almost EXPECTED, in old folks.
As we get older the tubes get stiffer, more "hydraulic" if you will, and the pressure increases.
That's why high blood pressure is rare in young people but common, almost EXPECTED, in old folks.
12-12-17, 01:05 PM
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Haha I have a friend who thinks she is gluten intolerant. But she "does better" with lavash bread, which of course contain gluten.
I'm not saying that she doesn't feel better when she eats lavash bread over regular bread- but the difference is not gluten. I think somehow she associates gluten with the texture of regular bread and just picking something unleavened somehow feels or seems healthier to her.
I'm not saying that she doesn't feel better when she eats lavash bread over regular bread- but the difference is not gluten. I think somehow she associates gluten with the texture of regular bread and just picking something unleavened somehow feels or seems healthier to her.
12-12-17, 01:05 PM
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I tell patients to think of their circulatory system like pipes. When we are young the pipes are rubber and stretch, and the volume from each heartbeat is absorbed in the capacitance of the arterioles as they allow more volume.
As we get older the tubes get stiffer, more "hydraulic" if you will, and the pressure increases.
That's why high blood pressure is rare in young people but common, almost EXPECTED, in old folks.
As we get older the tubes get stiffer, more "hydraulic" if you will, and the pressure increases.
That's why high blood pressure is rare in young people but common, almost EXPECTED, in old folks.
12-12-17, 01:08 PM
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But when you are 75 you may still have high blood pressure anyway.
12-12-17, 01:09 PM
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Gentlemen, sometimes a visual example can be helpful as well:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUU7IyfR34o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUU7IyfR34o
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12-12-17, 01:11 PM
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12-12-17, 01:12 PM
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I can take a crack at it. Generally healthy generally means you got a 3 in 4 chance of surviving until at least 65.
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12-12-17, 01:14 PM
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You're not a chub. But whatever you do don't stop cycling. 
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12-12-17, 01:17 PM
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I tell patients to think of their circulatory system like pipes. When we are young the pipes are rubber and stretch, and the volume from each heartbeat is absorbed in the capacitance of the arterioles as they allow more volume.
As we get older the tubes get stiffer, more "hydraulic" if you will, and the pressure increases.
That's why high blood pressure is rare in young people but common, almost EXPECTED, in old folks.
As we get older the tubes get stiffer, more "hydraulic" if you will, and the pressure increases.
That's why high blood pressure is rare in young people but common, almost EXPECTED, in old folks.
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12-12-17, 01:21 PM
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But otherwise, you just rejoice that you're still above the ground and you keep on pushing.
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12-12-17, 01:33 PM
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Speaking of birds I was ecstatic last week to finally add a Snowy Owl to my collection of photos.
I had been chasing them eagerly all over the place the last few years with no success. Finally
found this one only 35 miles away. BillyD is happy.
Now the eternal quest for better shots.
I had been chasing them eagerly all over the place the last few years with no success. Finally
found this one only 35 miles away. BillyD is happy.
Now the eternal quest for better shots.
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12-12-17, 01:36 PM
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Fun* fact: "man" as in human and "man" as in male human come from different roots that converged in English, causing us endless issues. They should really be considered two separate homonyms, but that is untenable at this point.
*Fun not guaranteed. Past results are not indications of future performance. Consult your doctor before beginning any exercise regimen. Your mileage may vary.
*Fun not guaranteed. Past results are not indications of future performance. Consult your doctor before beginning any exercise regimen. Your mileage may vary.
12-12-17, 01:39 PM
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12-12-17, 01:41 PM
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12-12-17, 01:43 PM
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12-12-17, 01:44 PM
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Speaking of birds I was ecstatic last week to finally add a Snowy Owl to my collection of photos.
I had been chasing them eagerly all over the place the last few years with no success. Finally
found this one only 35 miles away. BillyD is happy.
Now the eternal quest for better shots.
I had been chasing them eagerly all over the place the last few years with no success. Finally
found this one only 35 miles away. BillyD is happy.
Now the eternal quest for better shots.
12-12-17, 01:45 PM
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12-12-17, 01:47 PM
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