RCOB-health tip
“RCOB”–”red curtain of blood”–is a term I was first exposed to by Kim duToit referring to a spike in BP (near berserker rage? 
) usually brought about by exposure to obscene assaults on liberty by statist goons (mostly leftist statist goons, to be sure).
I’ve been trying to avoid confronting such things for the past month or so.
But, there are other things that can bring the RCOB about that are even less pleasant in some ways. This monster cold I’ve been fighting has robbed me of much sleep and exacerbated my tinnitus, a sure sign that my BP has been negatively affected as well. This a.m., upon waking, the ringing in my ears was a shapr “pinging” such that with every step or movement, a sharp stab of sound was impinging on my hearing.
Not good. Sure enough, BP was stratospheric.
Took a page from relaxation techniques of years gone by: slow breathing for about 15 minutes. By “slow breathing” I mean just under two full breaths per minute.
Sure enough, by the end of 15 minutes, I was back down into prehypertension range on the systolic and normal range (OK, high normal) on the diastolic.
Most folks may only be able to handle going as low as 6-7 breaths per minute, but the next time you feel a RCOB moment coming on, try concentrating on your breathing for a minute.
I may have to do that for about 15 minutes an hour come Fall, though, if things like this keep going on…
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Posted: February 29th, 2008 under Health, Linkfests, Politicians *spit*.
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Comment from Rosemary
Time March 1, 2008 at 7:29 PM
Gosh, I sure hope you feel better. I wrote this piece so that people can still go to Linkfest and use it (even though it is not picking up any of the newer articles on the pinger). I thanked them for their patience, and told them you guys were working diligently to find the problem. You, however, get your rest. Ask Ferdy to handle it, so your BP stays ‘normal’. 
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