Re: Can I and others become memebers of WASH and CASH? If so what do we need to do?

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the note back.

In searching for my name in the members list I found Grimm

from Minnesota. We often get confused. Note his name ends in 2 ms

and mine is one. He is actually related to the Brothers Grimm. I am

not that I know of. However, I have been accused of telling Fairy

tales tho. Especially about salt and high blood pressure.

You might have missed:

A Grim Fairy Tale

A Grim Fairy Tale ... He tried to scare me with his bogus study about

salt in Lunchables. But he couldn't fool me. If you're interested, I

brought along my ...

www.junkscience.com/news/grim.html

CE

To get to the link one must go to and sign up for either

group and then be approved by one of us.

You need to have a short note on why you are interested.

This helps keep out most of the nuts out there who are just

interested in selling their latest new BP cure.

Just say you want to learn more about HTN or PA.

You may want to have some of your patients look at it as well.

On Sep 2, 2008, at 9:17 AM, Graham MacGregor wrote:

> Dear Clarence,

>

> I thought you were already a member of WASH. I'm checking with

> Katharine.

>

> Anyone who has got an interest in reducing salt intake can join

> WASH, particularly if they are keen to get involved and do

> something. All they need to do is write either to me or to WASH

> (www.worldactiononsalt.com) or to Katharine Jenner (email:

> kjenner@...) with their details.

>

> I entirely agree with you for hyperaldosteronism. Unfortunately, I

> couldn't get on to your website. Do you have the link.

>

>

> Best wishes.

>

> Graham MacGregor

> Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine

> Blood Pressure Unit

> St. 's University of London

> Cranmer Terrace, London, SW17 0RE

> Tel: 44 (0)208 725 2848

> Fax: 44 (0)208 725 2959

>

>

> Can I and others become memebers of WASH and CASH? If so

> what do we need to do?

> Graham MacGregor <gmacgreg@...>

>

> > Greetings from MIlwaukee.

> >

> > I and some others on the that I run

> >

> > bloodpressureline and

> >

> > hyperaldosteronism

> >

> > would like to know how to join your group.

> >

> >

> > We are putting a link to your site on our sites.

> >

> > We would like to know if your site can set up a link to our groups.

> >

> > We stress sodium reduction/potassium increase al la DASH (low

> sodium).

> >

> >

> > It is very interesting, and not surprising, that this seems to

> > markedly reduce the need for meds in those with PA as shown by

> > Marten

> > Schalmekamp (spelling?) surprising years ago.

> >

> > On the PA site we have a new patient join us every week. Most

> > with

> > high blood pressure and profound hypokalemia that has been

> > misdiagnosed for years.

> >

> > It is also of interest that Endocrinologists who in many of these

> > pts

> > have been referred to seem to never mention salt as the key

> > mediator

> > of the problems caused by excess aldosterone. Same for their

> > advice

> > on HTN in DM or MS.

> >

> > Indeed the recent guidelines by the Endo Soc on the Dx and

> > Management

> > of PA do not mention lowering sodium intake as part of the

> > treatment

> > plan!

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > May your pressure be low!

> >

> >

> > ?

> >

> >

> > CE Grim MS, MD

> >

> > High Blood Pressure Consulting

> >

> > Clinical Professor of Medicine Medical College of Wisconsin

> >

> > Board certified in Internal Med, Geriatrics and Hypertension.

> >

> > Interests: The effect of recent evolutionary forces on high blood

> >

> > pressure in human populations.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

>

May your pressure be low!

Clarence Grim BS, MS, MD

High Blood Pressure Consulting

Senior Consultant to Shared Care Research and Education Consulting, Inc.

Clarence Grim BS, MS, MD

High Blood Pressure Consulting

Senior Consultant to Shared Care Research and Education Consulting, Inc.