Show r Your Health Up Stepped-Up Blood Pressure Na Natural ural Result of Old Age By James W. W Barton M. M 1 D. D DeFor For many years the height weight and age tables issued by life ife Insurance companies allowed an increase with 4 a age g e especially 1 after the age of E 30 As it was r i to found U n d that increase increase in- in f. f crease in weight t I and fat excess fats increased blood 7 pressure and put extra work on the heart insurance insurance W Yil ance companies advised policyholders policyholders policy- policy holders and those Dr Barton wishing insurance that weight at atthe atthe atthe the age of 30 to 35 was the ideal or proper weight for the rest of their lives I That it is natural or normal for lor blood pressure to increase with age now is agreed among physicians physicians physicians so that if the blood pressure gradually increases as we grow I older it is because it is necessary to push blood through our blood vessels which gradually become less elastic as we grow older Study Results An interesting study of the blood pressure of white males was carried out at the U. U S. S I I Marine hospi hospital tal Staten Island N. N Y by Drs M M. M. M Rath RaUl B. B L L. L H. H I. I and I. I Mil ter ler er Their report in the American Heart Journal states that they wished to learn if it as has been so often stated blood pressure increased in increased increased in- in creased with age Though many old persons have normal blood pressure the greater number have high ligh blood pressure These investigators wished to find ind out if the blood pressure of ot those with normal pressure had hadan hadan hadan an increase of pressure as they grew older They found that the blood pressure gradually increased due to loss of elasticity in the blood vessels and because the emotions increased the heart rate and heart power so that the blood vessels were put on the stretch for forlong forlong forlong long periods of time And just justas as elastic put on the st stretch etch gradually gradually gradually grad grad- loses some of its ability to stretch so the walls of the blood vessels lost some of their elasticity elasticity elasticity elas elas- making it necessary for the heart to pump harder and raise the pressure in order to send blood through the less elastic blood vessels The above and other investigations investigations show that plus the age may be a fair Index of normal blood pressure How Is Your Blood Pressure Send today for Dr Bartons Barton's booklet dealing with both high and low blood pressure entitled How Is Your Blood Pressure To obtain it just send lOc and a a. stamp to cover cost of handling handling handling han han- and mailing to Dr Barton Salt Lake Tribune-T Tribune e 1 l leg e g r a aim am m Home Service bureau Salt Lake City 10 Utah and ask for your copy |