…ody, keeping track of water, salt, glucose, and other resources that keep a person alive and well,” she says. Like a monetary budget, a body budget isn’t meant to remain at a single cash value. To maintain good health over the long term, a brain must make additional investments in glucose and other metabolic resources for other activities such as upkeep, learning, exercising, socializing, and de-stressing.
…tly elevated systolic measurement of 136 conveys an additional 1.9% risk of heart attack or stroke. A similarly modest elevated diastolic reading of 81 also conveys an additional 1.9% risk. A blood pressure of 160/96 packs increased risks of 4.8% and 3.6%, respectively.