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Living with Hypertension
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Join me as I discover what it means to have high blood pressure and explore different ways to get it back to normal
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Exercise is helping me lose inches
I might not have my blood pressure as under control as I would like it to be, but I must say that exercising at the gym is paying dividends with regards to losing some inches around my waist. I have been gyming 3 times a week for the last 8 weeks and...
I’m really getting into my swimming!
Yes, a couple of months down the line, and the pool sessions are getting better and better! On Sunday I had my longest swimming session yet - 800m (32 lengths)! With the longest non-stop swim of 150m (6 lengths). And the best part is that I felt like...
Holidays are great!
I’m back at work after a fantastic week and a half at the coast. Being away from the daily grind makes you realise how much stress, etc that we subject ourselves to on a daily basis. Getting up in the morning and strolling down to the beach wit...
Is more sleep helping to lower my blood pressure?
I unfortunately don’t know the answer to that question yet! All I know is that since I caught a stomach bug I’ve been going to bed a lot earlier most nights and found myself wanting to lie in come morning. I also haven’t been able ...
The up-side to having a stomach bug
I finally made my way back to gym this week after being away for 2 weeks, fully hoping that my blood pressure would have sorted itself out. The water was quite nice, but I could still only manage 300m in the pool which I guess isn’t too bad c...
Sick with a stomach bug
I’ve been “man down!” for a week! The stomach bug which I thought I had cleverly dodged got me on Sunday, a week back. I woke up feeling very tired and sore and spent the whole morning on the couch thinking that it had just been one...

Where do you live in South Africa? Is it dangerous there thus your reason for high blood pressure?
Posted: February 14th, 2007 | Report This Comment