Thursday, February 28, 2008
04.10.2000
Interpretation by dali48
Every second 65-year-old suffers from cardiovascular disease (cause of death no. 1 = 50% etc. – d.48)! It is linked to low income and poor living and working conditions. The heart beats around 2,500,000,000 times from birth to death. Around 9000 liters of blood are pumped into the veins every day. Risk factors are: Smoking, high blood pressure, occupational stress, high blood fat levels (cholesterol) and being overweight! ... (K. Langbein, Bitter pills)
Causes of high blood pressure are: side effects of medication (glucocorticoids, pills, estrogens etc), alcohol abuse, too much salt, excess weight, physical inactivity, professional stress (also private stress etc. – d.48), smoking, illnesses (kidneys, hormones etc). - Therapy: Sufficient night’s sleep, elimination of excessive demands, physical exercise, endurance training, low-salt food! ... The human body consists of 50 - 70% water. Every day we consume around 2.5 l of water. - If the body absorbs too much fluid and gradually excretes it, edema (fluid accumulation in the tissue) can occur. This can be accompanied by high blood pressure and weight gain. Edema can be caused by disorders of the kidneys, heart and liver or by medication (phenylbutazone, etc). - Therapy: Physical rest and a low-salt diet! ...
Angina pectoris (severe pain in the heart area): Plenty of rest and relaxation, reducing excess weight, no heavy meals, no smoking, avoiding stress, sudden exertion, sharp changes in temperature ... Heart failure (shortness of breath, etc. – d.48): Hawthorn, physical rest, low-salt diet, diuretics (mineral water, tea, etc. – d.48) ... The older a person gets, the more “calcified” the blood vessels become. They lose elasticity, harden and narrow. This can lead to high blood pressure, stroke, heart attack and kidney disease. The main cause of arteriosclerosis is too high a proportion of fat in the blood (cholesterol)! ... (K. Langbein, Bitter Pills)
Thursday, February 28, 2008
08.10.2000 - Part 2
Interpretation by dali48
Liver is the largest gland in the body: It produces bile for fat digestion, forms red and white blood cells, stores iron, detoxifies the body. - Poisoning of the liver by medication and alcohol: Flu and pain medication, infection, tuberculosis, psychosis, cancer, high blood pressure, contraceptive pills ... (K. Langbein, Bitter Pills)
Thursday, February 28, 2008
08.10.2000
Interpretation by dali48
The sex drive cannot be sublimated, as religious texts claim. Sexual commitment is programmed into human genes. If you frustrate it, it becomes demonic ...
Small children and drunks speak the truth. Perhaps even former Zen students who have freed their minds a little from false ideas are accurate reporters ... Understanding on a purely intellectual level can lead to an indifferent attitude that manifests itself in doing nothing ... (J.v.d. Wetering)
It is too late - to do nothing! ... (Allen Ginsberg)
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