The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-20
Your Health
Blood Pressure
NJ ay be Symptom
or Disease
Or. Logan ClendenIna

| have just run across some
announcements by medical man,
made several years ago, about
high blood pressure which / be-
lieye still obtain and furnish
some pointers which may be use
full:
l. Doctors who have studied the
condition most carefully do not
know whether high blood press
ure is symptom or a disease.
2. One leading authority has
put down fourteen basic causes
for high blood pressure. This
should be noted by those who
write in and ask me what is
the" cause of high blood pres
sure.
3. Business worries, domestic
troubles, personal anxiety and
Illustration can be contributing
causes or at least causes which
make the condition worse.
4. One can inherit a tendency
toward the condition.
3. High blood pressure may ex-
list for years without causing any
symptoms.
6. Since ii is a disturbance OF
the arteries and since the arter.
les go everywhere in the body, it
it natural that a great many con-
ditions are associated with it..
For instance. angina pectoris, or
heart pain, goes with high blood
pressure. Also. kidney changes
which may be reflected in the
urine accompany it, An oculist
may often detect high blood pres
sure by examining the eyes,
When long continued, it may
cause apoplexy and some men
tai deterioration.
Z. About half the patients with
high blood pressure live out their
life expectancy.
8. Women bear high blood pres.
sure better than men.
.. All plans for treatment
should include psychological meth
DDS of treatment and some of the
best results are accomplished by
means.
10. The basic rules for improve
nent are to eat less, smoke less,
work less and sleep more.
Il. Tobacco is far more harmful
than a moderate use OF alcohol.
-. There is no special treat
ment nor are there any drugs
which will cure high blood pres
sure permanently.
A Chinese doctor once told some
Of my American friends that our
trouble was efficiency, punctual-
ty and discipline. He said, "A
Chinese abhors efficiency because
il leaves him no peace Of mind;
because he wants
plenty OF leisure; too much dis
cipllne interfere with personal lib
erty. You Americans pay for
your efficiency with high blood
pressure"
Good advice for those who have
high blood pressure is as follows:
l. Keep calm. Avoid war news
and discussions.
. Avoid stimulating food and
drink.
3 Avoid constipation. Keep in
good general health.
4. Avoid tight-fitting collars or
any construction around the neck.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
II. BIN your opinion is sur
sery the only way TO relieve the
patient who is suffering from
.oxic goiter?
Answer; No. do not believe
more than 25 per cent OF patients
with toxic goiter should
De submitted 10 surgery. The de-
,ision depends upon the severity
" the case and many other cir
which could be decid-
I'd only by physician on the
ground.
A. B. C.-What causes one TO
,e extremely short of breath when
10 heart disease is present?
Answer: Very few things and
hose are very rarely encounter
ID. One is an acid condition OF
he blood. Real shortness OF
breath in most instances is due
o the fact that the heart is over
,urdened either due to the heart
tselt or to high blood pressure
" to the persons overweight.
L. A.-Does carrot juice cause
high blood pressure? / was told
o drink a pint of carrot juice a
lay. After drinking it for cou-
,le OF weeks noticed an increase
" pulse beat, dizzy spells and
'inging in the ears.
Answer: Carrot Juice does not
,ause high blood pressure. but 1t
nay produce dscoloration OF
he skin and symptoms such as
you describe. Drinking a pint OF
lnything except water a day is
| bad plan.