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EnsenadaDr
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Smoking, Cocaine and Cardiovascular Disease...
Reading the latest coroner's report on Whitney Houston, I was saddened as maybe some of you were as well by the death of a seemingly healthy looking
beautiful woman at the relatively young age of 48. But there were many clues in the death of Whitney Houston that could benefit us all. First of
all, her arteries were 60% obstructed with fatty plaques. How and why did this happen? She was not overweight. She was Afro-American, and this
particular race has a genetic propensity for cardiovascular disease. But there were other clues here even more fascinating. Take two brothers from
an Italian family. My father and his brother. My father smoked Camels non-filtered cigarettes most of his life starting at age 15 and ending with
his death at 81 years old. His brother was 13 months younger, and never smoked a day in his life. His brother is still living at age 89, with
arteries pretty clean for his age (50% occlusion). At age 60, my father had over 80% of all of his major arteries occluded. Wonder he lived until
age 81.
The big clue is this. Smoking causes constriction of the artery walls, and thus causes buildup of plaque or artherosclerosis at an accelerated rate.
But so does cocaine. And since Whitney struggled her whole career with an addiction to cocaine, her arteries were constricted a majority of the time,
so the fatty plaque buildup was accelerated at an alarming rate. The coroner reported Whitney took a pretty good dose of Cocaine right before she
drowned. Cocaine also causes cardiac arrythmias and a large demand of oxygen from the heart. Coupled with her advanced atherosclerosis, the blood
could not reach the heart in adequate amounts to supply oxygen and she had a heart attack.
Most of us don't have the money or inclination to use cocaine, or crack, or ice, or methamphetamines, which have similar effects. Smoking however
does cause the same pattern in increased plaque in the arteries.
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Bob H
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At first glance, I thought, how is this Baja related.... but, it is a fact of life and for all of those who live in Baja! Thanks for posting this.
Bob H
The SAME boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It's about what you are made of NOT the circumstance.
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Health issues are universal.
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Well written and advice we Nomads need to be aware of, thanks!
bacquito
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Whitney sank benieth the surface of her bath water and was so stoned that her gag-reflexes didn't bring her to her senses.
The coroners mention of heart problems was nothing more than a gift to Whitney and Hollywood and will forever be mentioned by her slobbering fans as a
major cause of her demise.
She died a junkie's death brought on by her own hand. She and her demons were the only ones in that bathroom.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
Whitney sank benieth the surface of her bath water and was so stoned that her gag-reflexes didn't bring her to her senses.
The coroners mention of heart problems was nothing more than a gift to Whitney and Hollywood and will forever be mentioned by her slobbering fans as a
major cause of her demise.
She died a junkie's death brought on by her own hand. She and her demons were the only ones in that bathroom. |
True!!!
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EnsenadaDr
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Off topic..
alot of people are posting San Diego and San Ysidro articles and Costco articles here, yes and exactly it does matter to all of us, North or South of
the Border | Quote: | Originally posted by Bob H
At first glance, I thought, how is this Baja related.... but, it is a fact of life and for all of those who live in Baja! Thanks for posting this.
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Baja killers are excessive sodium in the food and second hand smoke.......
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who cares? if you asked her she'd say she lived a great life, even if it was short. who are you/me to judge anyone else's lifestyle? as long as she
didn't hurt anyone but herself it ain't our call. just hypocritic to sit and judge from afar! no one is innocent!
nyme sayin?
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From looking at the photo's of various Baja events I'd put obesity somewhere in that mix.
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EnsenadaDr
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Interpretation of a Layman
The amount of Flexeril and Benadryl as well as Xanax were at or sub therapeutic levels, so the Coroner believed they had nothing to do with her
demise, stick to your specialty and I'll stick to mine. I did careful research on this and I am in total agreement with the Coroner's report. What
kind of gift is saying you are a chronic cocaine addict and took your last hit before you dropped dead? UMMM...no gift!! Marijuana doesn't kill as
for being stoned, unless you eat a half kilo of it...and junkie is a heroin addict..no heroin was found in her system. She had a heart attack in the
bathtub, pure and simple. | Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
Whitney sank benieth the surface of her bath water and was so stoned that her gag-reflexes didn't bring her to her senses.
The coroners mention of heart problems was nothing more than a gift to Whitney and Hollywood and will forever be mentioned by her slobbering fans as a
major cause of her demise.
She died a junkie's death brought on by her own hand. She and her demons were the only ones in that bathroom. |
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EnsenadaDr
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Way out of line.
My point was that smoking can cause a problem...and drug use..I wasn't criticizing her...I guess you missed the point...sorry I don't talk about Buddy
Holly, then you would agree with me it was OK to post on topic. | Quote: | Originally posted by woody with a view
who cares? if you asked her she'd say she lived a great life, even if it was short. who are you/me to judge anyone else's lifestyle? as long as she
didn't hurt anyone but herself it ain't our call. just hypocritic to sit and judge from afar! no one is innocent!
nyme sayin? |
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whitney
HOLA, It's your body but with your S.S. # your ass is owned !! and you can only (legal) us thier drug's and anything natural is shunted by the AMA
& drug firm's.. I think/feel what you do to your bod is you biz and not a church or gov has the right to control me...THE LAST OUTLAW !! K&T
 r.i.p. whitney... she really could belt them out,with flair !!
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Cypress
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Jeez, She's dead, stone cold dead. Grave yard dead! The operative word is "dead". And? She died from natural causes. Heck, if you get run over by a
truck, that's natural causes. The truck ran over you. Natural cause.
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woody with a view
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hey Doc, you'll notice i wasn't quoting you or anyone else for that matter. you lay out a lot of very good points with your medical background. things
most of us have no clue about.
BUT, i don't care about whitney, buddy, janice, jimi, kurt, amy, or any number of addicts who lived their own lives in their own way. we all are
racing to the same fate-regardless of the circumstances of how we get there....
get in line.
[Edited on 3-24-2012 by woody with a view]
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woody
HOLA, I'm in line..just dont where in line am I at ? K&T
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Cypress
She died from natural causes. |
Ohhh yeah....drowning in a bathtub while in a drug stupor is a natural cause.
I'll bet her insurance company won't agree with that one.
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Cypress
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Natural causes. OJ Simpson was innocent. And that old highway goes on forever
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woody with a view
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believe me, you don't want to die an "unnatural" death.
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How many current coke users on this board? Just wondering if anyone will come clean?
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