Comments on: Too young for high blood pressure by Simply Starla http://thecharlymag.wordpress.com/2008/08/19/too-young-for-high-blood-pressure-by-simply-starla/ Powerful. Insightful. Refreshing. Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:09:10 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: simplystarla http://thecharlymag.wordpress.com/2008/08/19/too-young-for-high-blood-pressure-by-simply-starla/#comment-48 simplystarla Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:18:06 +0000 http://thecharlymag.wordpress.com/?p=70#comment-48 Yes - it could very well be my genes - my mom has it - my dad died from it - BUT - I also know people that after 15/20 year of taking medication are now liberated from the pharmeceutical pimps. They now use natural remedies - like natural supplements that ACTUALLY WORK and "good" habits to combast the dis-ease! I am sad to hear that there are other women that are dealing with this - but so excited that we are preparing to lauch Charly Magazine to shed some real light on the real issues that women face daily! Yes – it could very well be my genes – my mom has it – my dad died from it – BUT – I also know people that after 15/20 year of taking medication are now liberated from the pharmeceutical pimps. They now use natural remedies – like natural supplements that ACTUALLY WORK and “good” habits to combast the dis-ease!

I am sad to hear that there are other women that are dealing with this – but so excited that we are preparing to lauch Charly Magazine to shed some real light on the real issues that women face daily!

]]> By: Anesidora http://thecharlymag.wordpress.com/2008/08/19/too-young-for-high-blood-pressure-by-simply-starla/#comment-47 Anesidora Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:41:33 +0000 http://thecharlymag.wordpress.com/?p=70#comment-47 You are definitely not alone in this. I've been taking medication for blood pressure since I was 20.... yes TWENTY, and now at 30 I'm on 2 different daily medications. I developed high blood pressure when I was pregnant with my second child, and it just never went away. In my situation (and I'm sure in many others'), I have to also factor in genetic predisposition.... both my parents have hypertension (and when I was doing a study at IUPUI the doctor jokingly told me "High blood pressure is genetic; you get it from your kids.") Even when I was in my health prime (around 22 or 23) I was STILL on medication. So sometimes it's just in the genes, but I agree that healthy lifestyle is extremely important, especially in cases where you've already working from a disadvantage genetically as many of our people are. You are definitely not alone in this. I’ve been taking medication for blood pressure since I was 20…. yes TWENTY, and now at 30 I’m on 2 different daily medications. I developed high blood pressure when I was pregnant with my second child, and it just never went away. In my situation (and I’m sure in many others’), I have to also factor in genetic predisposition…. both my parents have hypertension (and when I was doing a study at IUPUI the doctor jokingly told me “High blood pressure is genetic; you get it from your kids.”) Even when I was in my health prime (around 22 or 23) I was STILL on medication. So sometimes it’s just in the genes, but I agree that healthy lifestyle is extremely important, especially in cases where you’ve already working from a disadvantage genetically as many of our people are.

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