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We did an episode on Good Times which came out of a newspaper article about the incidence of hypertension in black males being higher than whites, and increasing. So we did a show in which James, the father on Good Times, had hypertension.

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According to the American Heart Association, the prevalence of hypertension in African Americans in the United States is among the highest in the world.

quote by Xavier Becerra
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Signs....

a pending
volcanic eruption
in Irosin

earthquake in
New zeaLand

protests in Libya
Iran

mUBArak ousted
floods in Punta

mispelled wordss
trgemblin
letters

shattered beliefs
bloated stomachs

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poem by Ric S. Bastasa
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Hypertension

hypertension...
wonder why?
the whole country

in turmoil...
too many mouths,
open and needing....

too many souls,
pounding the streets.
too many promises,

broken for profit...
too many children,
honest eyes staring....

too many boys
shipped home in bodybags, , , ,
too many prisoners

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poem by Eric Cockrell
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Husband's hurdle

His wife complained to one of his friends.
'Please advise him as he is not strong like young days.
very feeble, doctor said that he is having hyperglycaemia,
hypertension, hyperventilation and et cetera.
fortunately he doesn't catch aids,
but still I have doubts of his negligence and neighbourliness.
I am scared of the 'hydrogen bomb'
who lives in a proximate house
one day there will be an explosion?

to my poet friend Duncan.Wyllie

poem by Nimal Dunuhinga
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Life Dictates

I was suffering from hypertension,
the doctor suggested rest,
and to spend more time sleeping
than I was spending on the nest.

I had to make life changing decisions,
by cutting my calendar in size,
which meant reducing my lady friends,
my primary reason for life.

However, this was incredibly difficult,
I loved all my lady friends,
How does one say goodbye to a lover,
when the power of love transcends?

The options were health or pleasure,
to die happy or with a broken heart.
I will definitely make that decision
when life dictates the size of my part.

poem by Orlando Belo
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Thigh Way (Song Parody of 'My Way')

to the tune of 'MY Way'

And now, my weigh-ins near
and my poor scale faces destruction
I've cheated, had some LITE beers
then gotten quotes for liposuction

I've eaten way past full
and then had one more for the highway
I've gotten old, I've gotten fat
don't diet my way!

Bagettes, I've had a few, but then again, too few to mention
I love my salty snacks
but that's what gave me hypertension

I planned each 3 course meal
at greasy spoons along the highway

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poem by John F. McCullagh
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A Youngman's Decision

The doctor told me I was suffering from hypertension
and I had to calm down and do much less.
Burning the candle at both ends would be a killer,
and my body required a much needed rest.

Working all day and playing all night cannot last,
there's only so much a body can take!
Without recharging the batteries comes exhaustion,
and before long the body will break.

I worked long hours and enjoyed a social life,
adored women and having a ball,
and the only time I had for fun and romance
was at night when inhibitions fall.

My social life was occupied fully by women
at different places on particular nights.
My encounters were usually brief but exciting,
but three remained the lights of my life.

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poem by Tex T Sarnie
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Pharmacy Fat Man

After my yearly physical
I stopped by the pharmacy
To buy some niacin pills
A fat man stood ahead of me
He easily weighed 400 pounds
I stood for what seemed like hours
Pharmacist was giving instructions
How many pills and do’s & don’ts
I mused, “Why so many drugs? ”
The answer was crystal clear
Severe obesity was the culprit
Did the fat man suffer from,
Hypertension, high cholesterol
Diabetes, enlarged heart, varicose veins
Acid reflux, hernia and lymph edema
All of these potentially fatal diseases
Because of poor food choices
And lack of exercise
His Doctor was treating symptoms
The fat man was ignoring the cause

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poem by Ray Lucero
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The Dream Theater

I saw you in the movie
Standby…. lights, camera,
And action…hallucination
Produced by the hearts…
Directed by honeyed minds…

Scene 1:

You smile all the times
The winds whisper to your ears
“ He wants you so bad you don’t want to know”
“That’s pretty awesome”, said the mouth
The body says, “ I’m feeling so refreshed,
after a mug of love caffeine”
Your eyes twinkling like Hollywood stars
Neurological invasion replenished
Pneumonia of sadness relinquished
Nephrology of urethra stress diminished
Cardiac arrest strengthen your diseased heart
Cancerous cells of lust elevated

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poem by Sulaiman Mohd Yusof
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