And how long do you think it will take to cross that threshold with this dismissive opinion?
If OP is so certain it's all good, then he would prudent to go before a real doctor and get a valid opinion. What would he have to lose? It's the wiser move.
Meso is about harm reduction, most of the community things that only applies to whether gear or not gear is bunk..but in fact it extends to all aspects of health.
Your encourage recklessness. Let's hope that by the time OP realizes how fucked he might be, that his donation place will be so lax.
Good luck.
Harm reduction does not equal fear mongering. Harm reduction does not equal exaggeration. Come to grips with reality before you continue trying to scare others into your warped vision of harm reduction.
Haematocrit, hypertension and risk of stroke.
Wannamethee G1,
Perry IJ,
Shaper AG.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVES:
To assess the relationship between haematocrit and risk of stroke.
DESIGN:
Prospective study of a cohort of men followed up for 9.5 years.
SETTING:
General practices in 24 towns in England, Scotland and Wales (British Regional Heart Study).
SUBJECTS:
A total of 7735 men aged 40-59 years at screening, selected at random from one general practice in each of 24 towns.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:
Fatal and non-fatal strokes.
RESULTS:
During a follow-up period of 9.5 years for all men there were 123 stroke events (33 fatal) in the 7346 men in whom the haematocrit level had been determined. In the cohort as a whole, risk of stroke was significantly raised at haematocrit levels > or = 51% (relative risk [RR] = 2.5; 95% confidence intervals [CI] 1.2-5.0) after adjustment for age, social class, smoking, body mass index, physical activity, presence of diabetes and pre-existing ischaemic heart disease. Further adjustment for systolic blood pressure did not attenuate this association (RR = 2.4; 95% CI 1.2-4.9).
A raised haematocrit was associated with an increase of stroke only in men with hypertension (systolic blood pressure > or = 160 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure > or = 90 mmHg or on regular antihypertensive treatment). No increased risk of stroke was seen at the higher haematocrit level (> or = 51%) in normotensive men. At haematocrit levels below 51%, hypertension was associated with a three-fold increase in risk of stroke compared with normotension (RR = 3.4, 95% CI 2.3, 5.1). At haematocrit levels > or = 51%, hypertension was associated with a nine-fold increase in risk of stroke compared with normotension (RR = 9.3; 95% CI 4.2, 21.0). Exclusion of men receiving regular antihypertensive therapy did not alter the strong associations seen.
CONCLUSION:
The data suggest that an elevated haematocrit is an independent risk factor for stroke and that it interacts synergistically with elevated blood pressure.
