Mark Lewis wrote in a message to Joe Bruchis:

-=> On 08-04-08 09:56, Joe Bruchis wrote to Roger Nelson <=-

 JB> Roger Nelson wrote in a message to Joe Bruchis:

 RN> High blood pressure is also knowm as hypertension, which I suffer
 RN> from.  It isn't too bad, but I don't attribute it to the four cups
 RN> of coffee I drink per day.  Age probably has a lot to do with it.
 RN> The last time I had a heart palpitation was two years ago and the
 RN> cause for that is gone.  (-:

 JB> I guess you're not a high risk individual, then. (-:

 ML> i don't know about attributing coffee to much of anything but i can
 ML> relate that i used to dring anywhere from 5 to 7 _pots_ of coffee a
 ML> day when i lived "in the city"... my record for coding computer
 ML> applications was 240 _hours_... yes, 10 days straight... now, i
 ML> can't even drink a cup of hot chocolate without climbing the
 ML> walls... totally forget about smelling coffee or even having some
 ML> sprinkled on my ice cream... 

Yep, when I was in college and in my early days at work, I had a cup of
coffee going all day. One day when I had to let some employees go due to
budget, I had extreme heart palpatations and my blood pressure spiked to
240/100 range. I thought I was having a heart attack and I was definitely
in range for a stroke. I asked a co-woreker to drive me to the emergency
room. After an Angiogram, the Dr. said the problem was related to too much
caffeine, nicotine and stress. I immediately quit smoking, and reduced my
caffeine intake.  I'm still on 3 blood pressure meds and have been
instructed to not drink more than 2 or 3 cups of coffee a day. My B.P. is
normal, as long as I continue the meds.  I even tried working out for
several years to see if I could get off the meds, but no.  I'm a high risk
individual...which is why I the statement I made, that coffee is fine in
moderation, is a statement made from my experience.

 ML> i've not seen a doctor for anything other than broken bones or
 ML> sever joiint problems since 1983 or so when i got out of the
 ML> USAF... however, from recent activities and measurements, i can see
 ML> that i have high blood pressure and i don't need a doctor to tell
 ML> me about it... after a recent strenous day, my heartbeat was 68 but
 ML> my blood pressure, at rest, was from 164 ver 110 to a low of 152
 ML> over 98...

That's high enough to cause damage to your heart and kidneys over the long haul.

 ML> back into some sembalence of "healthy"... with that, i have
 ML> recently acquired a(n older) bowflex machine and am roughly
 ML> following the dietary recommendations as well as the workout
 ML> routine... however, i'm about to increase the workouts to every day
 ML> instead of just m,w,f... i'm in my 4th week of the "six week
 ML> program" and even though i can see some difference in my arms and
 ML> legs, (100lbs and 200+lbs workout weights) i'm after something a
 ML> bit more... i definitely have not lost 10 lbs yet of my goal of 30
 ML> lbs...

That's the way to do it.  You may not lose weight quickly while training
with weights but you're helping your vascular system tremendously. Don't
stop after 6 weeks, though. You'll just be getting settled into a routine.

 ML> i will make it, despite R.L. interferrences and i will make it
 ML> before i'm 50... i want to hike the (entire) applachian trail again
 ML> as well as going back to (steamboat springs) colorado and possibly
 ML> even meeting up with my second love of my life that i met there
 ML> when i was thru there 20+ years ago ;)

I just want to live long enough to enjoy a nice retirement of fishing and
relaxation.  I realize I will have to exercise for the remainder of my
life, though, to be able to retire without becoming a couch tater.


Regards,

 Joe 
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