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Four Things I Learned Today
Flu weakens the body’s defenses and adds stress to our system so that a flu sufferer has increased risks of having a myocardial infarction during or right after flu infection.
My Diabetes Medication
In my case, the cardiologists who did my first angioplasty in 2006 already told me that diabetes directly contributed to my coronary artery disease so I need to watch my sugar intake religiously.
Heart Disease – Family History and You
As far as I know, neither my mother – who died at 62 from ovarian cancer, nor my father who is quite healthy at 78 – have no heart disease.
Smoking Kills – A Fact Often Ignored by Smokers
Twelve years ago, I used to smoke more than one pack of cigarette everyday. It was a bad habit I picked up when I lived in Spain for three years. I have no excuse for that but let me just say, it happened because I did not know any better. Had I known that smoking [...]
Two Things I Learned Today
I wonder how much of my diabetes can be attributed to the chemicals that I have been inhaling throughout the years.
Stress Busters
Stress management benefits the overall status of our health. However, the data they have collected so far are not enough to support any specific stress reduction therapy for heart disease.
Treating Heart Disease – Exercise vs Angioplasty
I already had two angioplasties with three stents 3 years apart and I am wondering what to make of this report. It says that it is not a new drug or surgical procedure but simply regular exercise.
Three Things I Learned Today (2)
Cardiac arrest may not have something to do with heart disease at all.
Type 2 Diabetes: Recognizing Signs and Symptoms
I couldn’t remember feeling anything that would indicate that I had diabetes and it was causing my heart to become diseased.
Three Things I Learned Today
I had no plans of getting a flu shot, but reading an article for the US CDC about H1N1 and heart disease and diabetes, I think I have to.
