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5SEPTEMBER2013BODYOFCHRISTNEWSBlesstheLordOmysoulandfor-getnotallHisbenefitsWhoforgivethallthineiniquitieswhohealethallthydiseases.Psalms10323Therearesomemedicalcondi-tionswhichmaybepresentbutunknownandnotrecognizedandyetmaybethefuturecauseofmuchpre-ventablesufferingandevenprematuredeath.Thatisbecausesuchconditionsmaynotcausesymptomsformanyyearsuntilacatastrophicillnesshap-pensoragradualandseriousdeclineinhealthisnoted.Believeitornotonesuchconditionishighbloodpressureorhypertension.InAmericatodayhypertensioniscommonplaceaffectingmorethan76millionpeopleovertheageoftwenty.IntheAfricanAmericancommunityhighbloodpressureisparticularlyprominent.AfricanAmericansdevelophypertensionatayoungeragethanothergroupsanditmaynotbeaswellcontrolled.Wearemorelikelytodevelopcomplicationsduetohighbloodpressuresuchasstrokeheartdiseaseblindnessdementiaandkid-neydisease.Needlesstosaytheseareindeeddevastatingconditions.Thetragedyisthatasagrouptheseail-mentsproduceasignificantamountofpreventablesuffering.Onefactthatmakeshyperten-sionchallengingisthatitmayoccurformanyyearsbeforeitisobviousthatithaswreakedhavoconthebody.Alotofresearchhasbeendoneonhypertension.Iwouldliketosharewithyounowinformationabouthid-denheartdiseasethatmaydevelopinBlacksespeciallythosethatmayliveintheinnercityandobviouslyinotherplaces.In2012anarticlewaspublishedinamedicaljournalcalledtheAnnalsofEmergencyMedicine.ThisarticledescribedastudythatwasdoneintheemergencyroomofalargehospitalinDetroitMichigan.85ofthepatientpopulationwasblack.Thepurposeofthestudywastoexaminetheheartsofpeoplewhocametotheemergencyroombutnotnecessarilyforhyper-tension.Thesepeoplewereage35orolderandhadwhenmeasuredhighbloodpressurewithreadingsgreaterthan14090andalmost52weremen.Afterenrollingpeopleinthestudy161peoplewhohadnosymp-tomsreceivedaspecialtestcalledanechocardiogramwhichisanimag-ingtesttolookatthestructureandfunctionoftheheart.Althoughthoseexaminedhadnosymptomsitwasfoundthat91ofthoseexaminedhadsignificantheartdysfunctionmani-festedbyimpairmentinthepumpingactionoftheheart.Eventhoughtheyhadnosymptomshypertensionhadalreadyproduceddamagetotheheart.Theinadequatecontrolofhighbloodpressurewastheproblem.Whatthistellsusisthatthoseinthestudywereatrisktogoontodevelopheartfail-ureandotherheartproblems.Theywereunawareoftheheartproblemtheyhad.WecanextrapolatefromthisstudythatnationwidetheremaybemanyintheAfricanAmericancom-munitywhomayalreadyhaveheartdiseaserelatedtouncontrolledhyper-tensionbutunawareoftheirsitua-tion.Thisisatragedyashypertensiononceitisdetectedisahighlytreatablecondition.Theproblemisthathighbloodpressuremustbedetectedandtreatedproperly.Ifyouhavenothadyourbloodpres-surecheckedinthepastyearofsoitistimetodothis.Wecanstartcheck-ingpeopleatage18andperhapsevenyounger.Donotassumethatbecauseyouhavenosymptomslikedizzinessheadacheorothersymptomsthatyoudonothavehighbloodpressure.Tobesureyouneedtohaveyourbloodpres-suremeasuredenoughtimesthatyourmedicalprovidermakesthedetermi-nationthatyoudoordonothavehighbloodpressure.Pleasedonotignoretheneedtogetchecked.IfyouknowyouhaveorhavehadhighbloodpressuredotherightthingandgetittreatedIfyoutakemedica-tiontakeitproperlydonotrunoutofitanddonotstopitsuddenly.Reportanysideeffectsasneeded.Donotbesurprisedifyouhavetotakemorethanonemedicationasthismaysaveyourlife.Rememberthatcontrollingbloodpressurealsoincludeslifestylemea-suressuchasreducingyoursaltintakeusingalcoholinmoderationcontrollingyourweightexercisingabout30minutesdailymostdaysoftheweeklearningtodealwithstressandgettingenoughrest.Anotherhelp-fulthingtodoistopurchaseabloodpressuremachinetomonitoryourbloodpressureathome.Ifwedothesethingswecanlessentheimpacthypertensionhasonourcommunity.Inafuturearticlewewillgivemoredetailedinformationastohowonecancontrolbloodpressureandlivelongerandbetter.Pleasedontbeavictimofhiddenheartdisease.HiddenHeartDiseaseDr.ConnerByByronE.ConnerM.D.Donotassumethatbecauseyouhavenosymptoms...thatyoudonothavehighbloodpressure.HEALTHLOCALEVENTsTheBlackChurchHIVSEPT20NAACPDenverBranchpresentTheBlackChurchHIVTheSocialJusticeImperative.FacilitatedbyRev.KeronSadlerNAACPNationalHealthManagerSeptember20th2013.900-100.p.matTrueLightBaptistChurch14333BollingDriveDenverCO80239formoreinforma-tioncallRev.RonaldWooding720319-1491oremailrwooding1yahoo.comSpiritofDancePraiseSEPT29SpiritofUnityDancePraiseTeamannouncestheir1stAnnualCelebrationThemeUnderConstructionJeremiah313-4September27th630pm.September28th500pm.September29th400pm.LocationChurchintheCity1580GaylordST.Denver.COFREEProstateCancerScreeningsSEPT28SeptemberisNationalProstateCancerAwarenessMonth.ThecenterforAfricanAmericanHealthinvitesyoutoaFREEProstateCancerScreeningSaturdaySeptember282013800am-100pmInnerCityHealthCenter3800YorkStreetDenver.CO303355-3423Walk-inswelcome