![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
vs
I want to give a shout-out to Dr. Sanjay Gupta of CNN; he made an attempt to push back & question some of the statements, regarding the so-called excellent health of donald trump, as posited by Dr. Ronny Jackson.
Initially, the Doctor stated trump was not on any medication. That was a lie; he is on an 81 mg a day regimen of Aspirin; taking Crestor for his cholesterol; on Propecia, for male pattern baldness, aka hair loss. Dr. Jackson, I think, stated these medications were all preventive measures, or words similar.
That does not make sense. I agree with Dr. Gupta. If you are taking 81 mg of Aspirin a day, you have heart disease; it may help to "prevent" you're having a heart attack or further damage, but, mild though it may be, you have heart disease. No one in their right mind takes 81 mg of Aspirin a day, for fun. I certainly don't - I have to take it for the rest of my life. Simple, I have heart disease!
Re Crestor, medication for high, "bad" cholesterol; again, you do not take Crestor if your cholesterol levels are healthy. These RXs can have some potentially terrible side effects, therefore, you do not take it if you are healthy or in "excellent" health or for fun. trump's Lipoprotein is at 143 - not healthy, by any measurement. And, this is even though he is taking Crestor! But Dr. Jackson, preventive measures would be, maintaining a healthy diet, exercise & proper sleep habits, daily; 4 - 5 hours of sleep a night, for someone 71 years of age, is not healthy. Dr. Jackson, that just does not seem right - the older you get, you need a more restful, uninterrupted 7 - 9 hours of sleep; for a number of reasons, it can be difficult for seniors to get that amount of hours, but, many of us make up for it with naps during the day. Even for some one who is in the best of health & donald trump is not, you need sleep for survival. Well, since we just found out that trump does not start his work day until 11:00am & most of the time is done for the day by 4:30pm, he has no reason to be exhausted, since he does not seem to expend much energy. So, I guess 4 -5 hrs. a night may work for someone who is a slacker (/s ). Still, I ask you Dr. Jackson, where did you study for your medical degree?
As for Propecia, some of us lose hair as we age & even when we're young. That's just a fact of life. Some of that can be attributed to health issues, unhealthy lifestyle or " genes ". Sometimes we can blame our parents & other ancestors for issues we face in life. Can't be helped.
NOTE: Dr. Ronny Jackson was also the White House Physician for President
Obama from 2013; Thank goodness he was really in excellent
health (he gave up smoking, while in the White House). Because,
Dr., your diagnosis & medical assessments are suspect.
