We can't find evidence that holds up here. Proponents are reasoning from mechanism or analogy rather than direct human data, and the most credible skeptics raise objections we can't dismiss.
To me, this is really a cop-out within Western medicine. This is the type of thing that we are taught in medical school. As I said, we are taught that as you age, for every decade that you age, blood pressure increases, systolic blood pressure specifically, and many people will say, "I have a family history of high blood pressure. I was told by my doctor there's nothing I can do." I believe both of those are cop-outs by Western medicine.
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You do not have high blood pressure or high cholesterol because you are getting older. You have high blood pressure and high cholesterol because you are living in an evolutionarily inconsistent way, and Western medicine fails to realize this. And Western medicine fails to counsel patients that this is actually a correctable, reversible condition.
you do not have high blood pressure or high cholesterol because you are getting older you have high blood pressure and high cholesterol because you are living in an evolutionarily inconsistent way and Western medicine fails to realize this and Western medicine fails to counsel patients that this is actually a correctable reversible condition
to me this is really a cop-out within Western medicine this is the type of thing that we are taught in medical school as I said we are taught that as you age for every decade that you age blood pressure increases systolic blood pressure specifically and many people will say I have a family history of high blood pressure I was told by my doctor there's nothing I can do I believe both of those are cop outs by Western medicine in many people who have a history of high blood pressure high blood pressure will develop but this is not because of the family history the family history is perhaps a predisposition that can manifest if these individuals are not living in an evolutionarily consistent way but a family history of hypertension cardiovascular disease that is atherosclerosis heart disease dementia stroke cancers these are not for sure in humans these are simply predispositions that we have that are then manifest by the way that we live our lives Western medicine fails to teach medical students this and all too often I have heard from patients in the past that there's nothing I can do about my high blood pressure because it's in my family history there's nothing I can do about my high cholesterol I have a family history or I have high cholesterol I have high blood pressure because I'm getting older no no no you do not have high blood pressure or high cholesterol because you are getting older you have high blood pressure and high cholesterol because you are living in an evolutionarily inconsistent way and Western medicine fails to realize this and Western medicine fails to counsel patients that this is actually a correctable reversible condition