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Date: | Sat, 9 Dec 2006 17:35:43 -0500 |
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> Pat Barrett wrote:
> ... there was mentioned. I even wonder sometimes if my b/p is OK
> for me. I ran
> into people this summer whose b/p was around 240/ 180 and
> they had all kinds
> of problems. Mine is only around 170/100 and I am determined
> to get it down.
Experts in Paleolithic nutrition consider the vital statistics of
hunter-gatherer populations to be the best indicator of "optimal" ranges.
Vital statistics for adult males:
Blood Pressure Numerator
American "normal range" 110-130
Hunter gatherer average 117 *
Blood Pressure Denominator
American "normal range" 70-80
Hunter gatherer average 72 *
LDL ("bad") cholesterol
American "normal range" <130
Hunter gatherer range 50-70 *
BMI
American "normal range" 20 - 25
Hunter gatherer range 19-24
Resting pulse (Heart Rate)
American "normal range" 60-80
Trained athlete 40-60
Endurance athlete 28-40
* Source: "Optimal Low-Density Lipoprotein Is 50 to 70 mg/dl: Lower Is
Better and Physiologically Normal," James H. O'Keefe, JR, MD, Loren Cordain,
PHD, William H. Harris, PHD, Richard M. Moe, MD, PHD, Robert Vogel, MD
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