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Sorry, but the science of health care seems to change with the winds (north is better, south is worse). I really do not trust a thing that comes out of this conglomeration of social science. Actually, the best thing is to stay away from hospitals (worse place for catching an infection) and only taking any medication if your life is in danger.
Of course, this would also have the benefit of lowering health care costs considerably...(so, no that won’t happen)!
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Somehow, keeping my blood pressure above 120/80 would likely meet the same response. The logic seems to be "if x is what the CDC says is right, then x -10% is even better so that's where we want you."
I'll only say I've had far fewer headaches keeping my BP below 120/80 than before then. And regular exercise, even walking, is the best medicine of all.
When I was young normal was 140/80. Now they have it below 120, which I think is a collusion to sell Statins.
Change the number and more people need the medication...My doctor tried to convince me when my diastolic stayed below 90 and systolic varied alot.
I smiled at him and told him don't forget I am a nurse and the lower the number the better drug companies like it.....beside, of the two, the second number is the most important...its the number of mm of mercury your heart pushes when at rest....I kept a log of my b/p for a month until my next visit. My b/p drops in the summer when I get off my winter butt and work outside...
Plus taking myself off anti-cholesteral pills due to muscle weakness, pain several other side effects....
Don't ever be afraid of asking your doctor specifically why he wants you to take a medication and his rational for it...it will make you a more informed patient and doctors go by literature in medical journals, and sometimes the studies are less than perfect....
One of the reasons doctors and nurses make the worse patients...