I recently received a message from a lifelong friend stating that their 18 year old athletic son had been seen by a doctor and had high blood pressure. Actually, I think it was a case of "white coat hypertension", but it was alarming to her family and his doctor initially. When they later checked his bp again it was fine, and at my office it was fine. However, I did let him know that I've read some studies showing that those with white coat hypertension can have be predisposed to hypertension in general.
Additionally, recent studies have begun to show an alarming trend: early stages of atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) has been found to be more common in our teenagers (http://tiny.cc/ciCEl) than we thought. I personally have seen high blood pressure in high school children in our office. Why is this? Well, let's go back to the basics of wellness!
Remember, to BE well, we must EAT well, MOVE well, THINK well and REST well, right? Many of our children are growing up on non real food (edible food like substances), stressed because of tough schedules, family issues etc, playing too much Wii, and staying up half the night on the internet or texting their friends. All of this leads to poor health. Do you think we all of a sudden "get" high blood pressure? Of course not, it's a process that develops over time, based on lifestyle choices in how we eat, move think, and rest.
We MUST make changes in our kids lives for their health. Otherwise, the next generation will be worse off than our current sick generation! WAtch for seminars by our office on the Be Well formula, or schedule a Wellness Consult with us to start making changes now!
Until next time.....BE WELL!
Dr. B
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