I never realized how "rare" "common" diseases are during certain points in life

[manlymatt83]

My doctor tells me all the time that high blood pressure will make you have a stroke. Or that sitting in front of a computer too long will cause glaucoma.

The way medical issues are discussed now in days, it almost seems like these "conditions" are inevitable: I graduated College thinking that if I did *not* lower my blood pressure, then I *would* have a stroke in my 30's. Come to find out that, even with those who have had a blood pressure of 140/90 consistently for 20 years have showed little damage and are able to recover from their damage. Or that glaucoma risk, even though I've read otherwise is the leading cause of blindness in America and those with high blood pressure are *bound to get it*, the chances of getting it before you are 50 is 1 in 200.

While I do understand that high blood pressure, high cholesterol, etc. are big problems and many risk factors for them include obesity, diet, lack of exercise, etc., I'm beginning to think that sometimes, the "standards" put into place by Western medicine sometimes make it seem like "1 in 2" or "1 in 3" will get a specific disorder/disease, when that is truly not the case.

Discuss.

 

[Anubis]

its all fing random, some compleatly healthy people get fed in the A by crap and other seemingly unhealthy people live to be 100

 

[FoBoT]

good, so you are learning you are a hypochondriac and you need to chill out

 

[Alistar7]

Originally posted by: Anubis
its all fing random, some compleatly healthy people get fed in the A by crap and other seemingly unhealthy people live to be 100

George Burns comes to mind.

 

[FlashG]

Good example, my dad smoked every day of his life and died at 90 from a fall. He never had lung or sinus probles at all.

I gave up smoking over 40 years ago and have athsma, sinus problems and allergies. Go figure.