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ANCHOR POINTE, The Faith and Fitness Podcast
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TRANSCRIPT (This transcript is computer generation.  The computer sometimes makes mistakes and doesn't get that we spell Anchor Pointe with an E)

CHARLOTTE;  (00:06):
This is the X B H S Radio Network
SKIP OREM;  (00:10):
From the Nashville Studios of the XB H S Radio Network. I'm Skip Oram, and this is the Anchor Point Podcast. Hey, everybody from the X B H S radio studios on Printers Alley here in Nashville, Tennessee. Welcome to the Anchor Point Podcast, your faith and fitness podcast for us older folks in our fifties, sixties, seventies, and beyond. It's been over three weeks since we last talked, meaning this will be a very full episode of the Anchor Point Podcast today,
(01:05):
And I'm so happy that even during our break, new listeners are continuing to join the podcast listening to episodes we've already produced. And by the way, every Anchor point episode since the very beginning is available in the Anchor Point Podcast feed and on the anchor point.com website. Anchor Point has listeners from everywhere, not just in the United States, but all over the world, listeners looking to increase their faith, fight disease, get and stay healthy, and live a long, active, healthy, and happy life. Originally, this was going to be a SL and rans episode, but as I started to put the episode together, I realized two of the topics I wanted to discuss with you were pretty important in our battle to stay healthy and fight off disease instead of slants and rants. On today's episode, journaling for Good Health and a Battle plan that you might be interested in that I used for fighting and winning a cancer battle. You've been diagnosed with the disease. What's the plan going forward? And we have four Anchor point episodes to go before we end season one of the Anchor Point Podcast on May 12th. I've already started to make plans for next season's episodes, which will begin in September and wanted to share some of my thoughts about Anchor Point season two with you on the podcast today and perhaps get some feedback as I began to set the direction for season two. Before we get to all that though, let's start today with anchor points medical news for seniors.
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New research from the University of Edinburg in the UK has discovered specific areas of the brain that may be damaged by high blood pressure and linked to the development of dementia. The studies have shown that high blood pressure hypertension can severely impact the blood vessels in your brain leading to those vessels being reshaped. Those studies have shown that high blood pressure hypertension can severely impact the blood vessels in your brain leading to those blood vessels being reshaped. High blood pressure also causes hardening and then the development of clogged arteries within the brain. When blood pressure is elevated, the increased pressure is transmitted from those larger blood vessels to smaller ones in the brain causing them to not function properly and creating a condition known as small vessel disease and dementia. High blood pressure damages the white matter in our brains. This all continues to highlight the importance for us older folks to monitor and manage our blood pressure levels to prevent damage to the white matter in our brains associated with dementia. Some of the factors increasing your risk for developing high blood pressure and unhealthy diet, obesity, inactivity, smoking, alcohol, the anchor point, medical news for seniors. Headline for today, no, and monitor your blood pressure and take action to eliminate your risks.
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Those actions to keep your blood pressure under control are all within the seven elements of the anchor point, disease,