The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-14

taen nothing TO say. Lately, now
ever. a simple treatment for GER
tain forms Of low blood pressure
has been proved successful, so l
will describe it today.
Blood pressure is measured by
encircling the arm with a rubber
bag attached 10 a mercury pres
sure column. When the arm band
is inflated until the pressure just
obliterates the pulse, the height Of
the mercury column easures the
blood pressure.
Taking the pressures Of many
thousands Of people, this has been
found on the average to be i20
millimeters Of mercury, recorded
as 100. This is, the systolic pre-
sure, or the pressure in the arter-
les when the heart is contracting.
The diastoic pressure-when the
heart is yelaNing - can also be
measured, and is on the average
so; diastolic pressure of 90 is
high, and Of 100, very high. The
upper limit Of a normal systolic
pressure 10 considered TO be $50
Averages Are Arbitrary
These averages are, however,
quite arbitrary. One out of every
three persons over the age of As
has a blood pressure of $50 or
over. II is almost normal rather
than a disease in that age period.
OF the other Sc persons per 100 in
that age period, about IS have
preSsures from 100 to 14o, about
80 have pressures from ITO to l20
and the rest are below 10.
The ideal blood pressure mot
the averagel is ITO. This is the
judgment of a physician who stud
led a large group of people, also
inquiring into their activities. He
concluded that at any age the ones
who felt best were the most active,
experienced the least fatigue and
complished tn best and the
most work, and had a pressure
around IlU. AT any rate lIU must
not be considered 'low" blood
pressure.
Most Of the people who have a
lower blood pressure than that are
unaware Of it. 1t produces no
symptoms. They live longer on
the average. II is often associated
with underweight, a thin linear
"asthenic' type Of body build with
the dropping Of the stomach and
lntestlnes, and such symptoms as
the patient has can be as we'll
ascribed to the general bodily in
adequacy as to the incidental low
blood pressure.
Postural Low Blood Pressure
A special type of low blood pres
sure is postural-the person who
has this is uncomfortable when he
gets on his feet because in the
erect position the blood pressure
falls to very low levels. So he is
likely to be dizzy and weak in the
morning when he first gets up. In
the course Of the day this wears
off and his blood pressure appa-
ratus makes adjustments.
a good treatment for this con-
1ition has been developed by Drs.
Maclean and Allen, at the Mayo
Clinic. This is the "headup" bed.
The head of the bed is elevated IS
inches start with inches) and
the patient sleeps and rests in this
position. The position prevents
that loss Of postural adaptation
ttat the patient gained in the day.
time. 1t is, in most cases, the only
treatment needed.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
D. j.: Does honey contain any
calorles? What is the compare
tive caloric value Of sugar and
honey, if any? 70 settle an argu.
ment.
Answer: Fuel or caloric value
Of honey per pound is 1,4sl cal
cries; OF sugar 1915 Galleries.
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