[who knows what evil?]

But completely stopping alcohol consumption, with no other lifestyle change, brought my BP to rock solid normal.

There was another factor...moving from a 'blue state' or a 'blue region' like Soviet Red England to a 'red state/region' can lower your blood pressure, as well. :-)

I expect mine to drop twenty points on both ends when I leave Red Hampshire for Tennessee. The daily feeling of nausea in the pit of my stomach will disappear, as well.

[cuban leaf]

Man, looking back in hindsight I don’t know if Kentucky is better than Tennessee or vice versa. Both has it’s benefits and both are far better than living in a blue state.