Bloody Hell

J and I conducted an experiment yesterday on the effects of V8 on blood pressure. I am a fan of the beverage and it irks me to no end that people feel the need to warn me of its high sodium content as I prepare to enjoy its tastiness. So here are my blood pressure readings from last night:

Time___Systolic___Diastolic
20:38__110______60
20:49__106______64
20:51__110______64
21:00__110______66

(12 oz. regular V8 vegetable juice consumed, 21:03)

21:04__112______66
21:14__120______74
21:30__120______78

Normal blood pressure is 90 to 119 systolic and 60 to 79 diastolic. I did eat supper at around 7:30, so the next experiment will be done on an empty stomach. Nevertheless, the preliminary results indicate that a single can of V8 (and the store was out of spicy, which I prefer and has higher sodium content) made me pre-hypertensive, at least in the systoles.

Still, be quiet.