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HEART DISEASE STILL THE MOST LIKELY REASON YOU'LL DIE

It may be America's No. 1 killer, but people aren't scared enough of heart disease, says a top U.S. Research cardiologist. Ref. Source

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The Cardiologist is probably right. First, you can tell a person what a heart attack feels like, but until they have experienced one they won't know. So if it's a light attack they put off doing something until it's too late. If it's a severe attack they don't know what hit them anyway.

Rather off topic, but... I was very lucky. I'll always believe my survival had a lot to do with the shape I was in physically. I was irrigating in plowed ground 12 to 14 hours a day and spent all that time either walking or shoveling. I was as tough as I have ever been. One early spring morning I sat down to bacon and eggs before a long day in the field. I took two bites and I couldn't get my breath. I inhaled, but I couldn't feel the air reach my lungs. I stepped outside the back door and I could feel the cool air in my lungs, so I decided there was nothing wrong and sat down to breakfast again. I didn't get another bite before the sensation hit me again, so I went back outside. Furrows had to be cut and 28 acres of trees had to have water, so I decided to just skip breakfast and go to work. Trust me, denial isn't a river in Egypt. I denied and survived, but I was very lucky.

My advice is if you're 38 or 40 years old, whether you have the slightest suspicion you might be in trouble, go to a cardiologist and have your heart tested. It's totally non-invasive done with machines that can look inside your body. Today they have drugs that are like a magic bullet compared to what I took in 1980. A drug I take called Crestor has cleaned all the junk out of my veins and arterys.

The time and money you spend could very well save your life.

Heart Disease Health & Special Psychology

Tea and coffee 'protect hearts'

Drinking several cups of coffee or tea a day appears to protect against heart disease, a 13-year study from the Netherlands finds. Ref. Source 2

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200000 Die A Year From Preventable Heart Disease Stroke


About a quarter of the deaths each year from heart disease and stroke in the United States are preventable, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).



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Heart Disease Stroke Continue To Threaten US Health


Heart disease and stroke remain two of the top killers of Americans and pose a significant threat to millions of others, according to the American Heart Association's Heart Disease and Stroke Statistical Update 2014.
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Waist circumference is stronger predictor of heart disease than BMI


New study lends more evidence that it's better to be shaped like a pear as opposed to an apple -- with weight around the abdomen. Ref. Source 8e.

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Male general practitioners more likely to consider heart disease a 'man’s issue'

Male general practitioners (GPs) are more likely to consider heart disease a “man’s issue” and neglect to assess cardiovascular risk in female patients, reports a study of 52 GPs and more than 2200 patients. Ref. Source 6x.

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Lack of fresh food choices linked to signs of early heart disease

A lack of access to nearby stores selling fresh food may increase residents' risk of developing the signs of early heart disease, according to new research. Ref. Source 1z.