Re: Obama and nicotine.In article <fKN%j.10516$nx6.7361@trnddc03>,
Paul M. Cook <pmcook@gte,net > wrote:
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>"Bruce Watson" <anon3c67@nyx.nyx,net > wrote in message
>news:1212115380.430597@irys.nyx,net ...
>> Barack Obama's medical statement from his doctor shows some
>> extremely impressive numbers: blood pressure, cholesterol,
>> triglycerides, etc.
>>
>> http :// cbs2chicago,com /local/barack.obama.health.2.735655.html
>>
>> The only stand-out is his resting pulse: 60.
>>
>> For someone who is as active and lean as he is, it should be lower.
>
>The hell it should. Resting pulse rate of 76 is considered quite
>acceptable.
Resting pulse rates of Americans range from 60 to 100. But, then,
the average weight of Americans is FAT.
If your rate is 76, you need some work.
>His pulse is very low which means he has either heart disease.
>severe potassium deficiency or really healthy arteries. Most runners would
>love to have a pulse rate of 60.
Most runners have resting pulse rates of 50.
Tiger Woods, not a runner but fit and lean, has a resting pulse
rate in the lower 50s.
http :// www .patcroce,com /fitness/resting.html
Nicotine raises the pulse rate.
But it's best at making slaves of its users.