I Ran 8 Half Marathons. Then, at 38, I Had a Stroke.

Runner's World ^ | December 27, 2019 | Laura Pugh, as told to Peter Moore

[MIchaelTArchangel]

Probably had a stroke as a result of taking birth control pills for years.

[SaxxonWoods]

Headline should read, “I Had Chronic High Blood Pressure And A Stroke”.

The running is incidental.

[mylife]

Sucks for you health nut

[coaster123]

“was able to lower my blood pressure.. through an elimination protocol to knock out inflammatory foods: beef, food coloring, lemons”

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[ImNotLying]

Remember Jim Fixx

[dandiegirl]

Article said she had high blood pressure.

[hal ogen]

Drinking etoh in moderation is good for your longevity, no?

[VeniVidiVici]

She was “in shape” but ignored high blood pressure. Idiot.

[mylife]

My Father was a marathon runner, had the 1st heart attack at 57, the one at 62 killed him dead.

[dfwgator]

My theory is running produces Cortisol which can harden arteries, or increase blood pressure.

[Lurker]

Like grandpa said, stupid is supposed to hurt.

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[mylife]

It is what it is

[TChad]

Inspirational article. She had exactly the right attitude and worked her way back into something approaching a normal life. That is a lot better than some stroke victims I have known have done. They did not work, and they did not improve.

[Hot Tabasco]

My theory is running produces Cortisol which can harden arteries, or increase blood pressure.

My theory is that your body is genetically programmed to die when the clock runs out...It don't matter what you do, what you eat, what you drink or what you pray, your clock is already programmed to run out.

So eat, drink and enjoy life while you still can.........

[GnuThere]

But purple hair dye is perfectly healthy I’m sure.
And she managed to knock meat, too, of course. I doubt grass-fed beef, high in omega-3s, is inflammatory. But she’s from SF, she knows everything!

[Dogbert41]

None of us are going to get out of this alive! Well, I hope to, but I don’t know about you guys!!!

[PAR35]

Exercise runs up the blood pressure. Too much exercise can kill a person. And I’ll stick to my medication for my blood pressure instead of going to a naturopath. Beef to boost the red blood cells. Salt to stay healthy. I get better results than that young lady did.

[Veggie Todd]

[Secret Agent Man]

The damage on the body takes time to repair and being in pain stresses you and increases cortisol too. You get chronic conditions that won’t go away and exercise becomes stressful and being in pain that doesn’t go away is stressful and wears you down.