Take Care of Yourself!

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   Ronnie Monday - 30 / 11 / 2009 Reply

   Thanks for this post Harriet. Lamar is going to say that you wrote it just for me. I have been having this pain in my leg for over 3 weeks now and last night, Lamar lectured me for over 30 minutes about taking care of myself.. he told me to get my leg checked immediately!!
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   Harriet Monday - 30 / 11 / 2009 Reply

   I'm glad I got my pressure checked...turns out the blood pressure bracelet my mom was using was too small for my wrist. The numbers either came out really high or I got an error. My BP is back to 120/75 (it never deviated, actually). That was a scare, but a GREAT reality check for me.
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   Jonesi Monday - 30 / 11 / 2009 Reply

   It's ironic that you wrote this, because as I was traveling back from Cleveland heading home, my eldest Aunt called to say she was in the emergency room because her blood pressure had risen to stroke levels. We all need to be more cognizant of our health, because then we are no good to anyone sickly, or even worse dead. I stay on my mom all of the time about taking her medicine. Thanks for reminding me that I need to also get my priorities in order and finally get real about losing weight. I reflected on the way home about all the calories I had taken in over vacay and it made me pause; I refuse to have another binge fest like I did this year....the long-term damage isn't worth it.
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   Staycee2 Monday - 30 / 11 / 2009 Reply

   This post is a reminder for my yearly exams, which I get when I'm off with the kids during the holiday! Made appointments today and I thank god I'm hear on this earth another year!
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   Ashley Wednesday - 02 / 12 / 2009 Reply

   Studies show that 90 percent of middle-aged Americans will develop high blood pressure in their lifetime - American Heart Association has launched a new campaign to help kick high blood pressure out of your life and make this stat a thing of the past. Check out this fun new animation and see why you should be an HBP Escapee! http://www.heart.org/hbp
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   Mac- Saturday - 05 / 12 / 2009 Reply

   I have high blood pressure. I have been taking 100mg of Cozaar daily since July to combat this problem. I had an exam on 12/01/09 and it was 166/100. The nurse told me to rest for 30 minutes and she she would conduct the test again. Not to my surprise after resting for a while the number increased due to my anxiety. I watch my salt intake, I take several vitamins a day, flaxseed, fish oil, garlic, magnesium, vitamin B, drink green tea and nothing seems to work. I will admit I am a fried food addict, which I now only eat once a week. I believe that stress is the reason for my high blood pressure. I am a single father of 6 children(whom I have been raising by myself for the last six years), two are are in college now and the others are in middle school. Between work and my children its hard to relax, can any one offer any suggestions to help me alleviate this problem I have with my blood pressure.
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   Harriet Saturday - 05 / 12 / 2009 Reply

   Wow, Mac. It sounds like you have A LOT on your plate. In your message, you made no mention of a workout/exercise regimen. You would be surprised at how many places have workouts available for both you and your children. If you can't afford a gym or YMCA membership, just go for a walk for an hour a day. Studies also show that people with high blood pressure who climb stairs for 7 minutes daily see a dramatic drop in their blood pressure after about a month of that exercise. Take the stairs instead of the elevator if you can. I hope this helps. Laying off the fried food would help as well. Break that grill out from time to time! :o)