I started practicing Transcendental Meditation (TM) about a year ago.  Reason being,  I was told my blood pressure was a little  high. Yikes, my blood pressure is high! I don't smoke. I exercise regularly.  I am not overweight (after all who would go to a bariatric surgeon who is overweight!). Of course, I will confess to enjoying an occasional alcoholic beverage (but you have to have at least one vice, don't you?). I guess my point is, I thought I was basically doing all the right things for my health and here my  doctor is telling me I have high

Obesity causes a host of health problems and puts a strain on all of your body’s systems. It increases your risk of issues like heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and high blood pressure. What you might not realize, though, is that the extra weight you’re carrying could be interfering with your sleep. What does weight have to do with sleep? People who are obese are more likely to have sleep apnea. When a person has sleep apnea, their breathing is interrupted repeatedly throughout their sleep, perhaps even hundreds of times, which leads to the brain being deprived of oxygen. One