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John Bantin's mother always insisted that her kids
wait an hour after eating before swimming in case they
got the cramps. "But as a diver, I often ate a hearty
meal immediately before diving without, I believed, ill
effect. Cramp, though uncomfortable, doesn't cause a
diver to drown."
It's not as if he was overweight or had chronic
health problems. "During my long career as a diving
journalist, I was ever aware of my health and on the
watch for any signs of ill effects, such as nerve damage
or bone necrosis. By the time I was 66, I started to get
occasional pains in the chest, but these thorough annual
health checks indicated I had admirably low blood
pressure, a low heart rate at rest, and a quick recovery
time after heavy exercise."...
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