Quote Originally Posted by Daletownrunner View Post
Visit to the docs done, seems that my high diastolic is probably hereditary, at present the recommendation is more exercise and watch the salt and alcohol consumption, it is likely that I’ll be on statins by the time I’m 55 but a present keep on keeping on. Going on recommendations on here I’m going to have a serous review of my diet as I know that I sometimes make the wrong choices (especially a couple of hours after a run as I have no appetite when I get back then hit the biscuits later) it goes to show that you can crash regular 70 mile weeks in and still need to have a check out every now and again, I now realise that knocking walls down in training isn’t a clear indication that everything is great on the inside
I am always a little suspicious of the tag 'hereditary'. Of course, some things are obviously genetically inherited - certain diseases and disease risk etc. However, I have often thought that we may also 'inherit' bad habits and lifestyle choices from our parents.

For example, somebody may eat a lot of saturated and trans fats in their diet...and get heart disease. They may then pass this habit to their children....who get heart disease. Yet it is the lifestyle that is inherited, not any genetic factors.

Some doctors may then ask...did your father or mother have heart disease... the patient answers yes and it gets lumped as hereditary.