Nature may teach us a thing or two: that there is a reason for everything!
An adult giraffe’s blood pressure can reach 300/180 millimeters, according to zoologists. That’s roughly twice that of an adult human.
Giraffe Kruger National Park
For the average person, they worry about BP over 120/80 as per FDA figures!
A Berlin Study showed that people aged 80 and over who had a lower blood pressure — of 140/90 mm Hg or under — actually had a 40 percent higher mortality risk than peers with blood pressure exceeding those thresholds.
Now in simple physiological terms, out brain needs perfusion, though not as much as the very tall giraffe.
Surprise, surprise, in countries with high prescription to treat high BP, dementia rate is also high. Did we or did someone forget their physiology.
We conclude that elevated BP does not seem to be a risk factor for dementia when adjusted for age, sex, education, and other covariates. In fact, in persons over 60 years of age, SBP was inversely associated with a prospective dementia diagnosis, whereas in the middle-aged subjects (<60 years old), elevated SBP and PP were associated with eventual dementia in participants who reported using BP-lowering medication. These findings are consistent with previously published studies and appear to be dependent on factors such as age, hypertension chronicity, and antihypertensive medication use.
From: The Cockroach Catcher II: Attempted Living
“For anyone aspiring to be a paediatrician, a good understanding of child psychiatry is crucial. Half our cases may have a psychological slant, and the other half may have problems created by the doctors!”
BP lowering medication was indeed created by doctors. That was my Guru in the early 70s!
How insightful!
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