Today, Ali and Asif discuss the life and career of the late, great Tina Turner (0:40). The discuss Tina’s early life (born Anna Mae Bullock). They discuss how she met Ike Turner, how they formed the Ike and Tina Turner Review, their history of domestic abuse and her eventual split from Ike. They then discuss her uber-successful solo career and the movie “What’s Love Got to Do with It”. They then discuss her health issues, death, legacy and their favourite Tina Turner songs. 

Then, since Tina Turner had many complications from hypertension (high blood pressure), in the second half Asif reviews this disorder with Ali (25:15). He discusses the definition, what constitutes high blood pressure and the presumed causes. He then goes over how common it is, how it is diagnosed and the tests your doctor will do to measure your blood pressure. The guys then discuss the major complications from hypertension and why it is called the “silent killer”. Asif then goes over medications and lifestyle changes that can help with high blood pressure. 

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Show Notes: 

• Queen of Rock 'n' Roll Tina Turner Dead at 83 After 'Long Illness': Rep: https://people.com/tina-turner-dead-age-83-long-illness-7502229
• Tina Turner Said She and Her Kids Were 'Scarred in Different Ways' by Ex-Husband Ike's Domestic Abuse
• Tina Turner Talks To Oprah About Keeping Her Spirits Up After a Stroke and Losing Her Son: https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/a23550728/oprah-tina-turner-november-2018-magazine-interview/
• Tina Turner considered assisted suicide before husband gave her his kidney: https://canoe.com/entertainment/celebrity/tina-turner-considered-assisted-suicide-before-husband-gave-her-his-kidney
• How Tina Turner 'broke the silence' on domestic abuse: https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-65673196
• High Blood Pressure: https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/high-blood-pressure
• https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/241381-overview
• Hypertension Canada: https://hypertension.ca/
• The DASH Diet to lower high blood pressure: https://www.heartandstroke.ca/healthy-living/healthy-eating/dash-diet

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