Having suffered from "borderline" high blood pressure for nearly 30 years, listening to all the doctors tell me to diet, change my diet, get more exercise, lose weight, etc., and with constant warnings about "we're going to have to medicate that if it doesn't drop;" I finally "retired" and immediately found my blood pressure dropped by about 15 mmHg - both numbers.

The biggest drawback to this "treatment" is that it's very difficult to go back after a fair trial.

Rather a drastic step, but the worry about "living" on inadequate retirement income doesn't seem to do near as much to the b.p. as all the deadlines at the old office, even though I never felt particularly stressed by the job(s).

Now if I could get rid of the kids....

John