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This past Sunday, Frank Wimble died after crashing his car into the central divider on a UK motorway then colliding with two other cars. He’d undergone heart surgery this past December and his family believes he may have had a heart attack while driving.
Here’s the Cleveland Clinic’s recommendations on driving after heart surgery:
Your doctor […]
With Damien Nash’s recent death, I’m sure many football players are thinking about their own risk of heart disease and sudden death from cardiac arrest. I’ve previously written about football players’ higher risk of heart disease, especially those who are retired. In this video, Dr. Archie Roberts, a former NFL quarterback for the Cleveland Brown […]
A Hearty Life reader Jim Stevens left a great comment earlier this month:
I, try very hard to eat right and exercise at least 30 minutes’ every day.I am 81 years’ old do my best to think postive. Do you have any thing new on exercise? Thank you so much. You do a great job, keep […]
Of the nine secrets to a healthier heart that I found over at CNN.com compiled by Scott Westcott, the one that really applies to me is #8.
8. Breathe deeper
You can lower your blood pressure by taking 10 breaths per minute (instead of the usual 16 to 19) for 15 minutes a day over two months, […]
Latest news on Broncos football player Damien Nash’s sudden death on Saturday suggests that his heart may very well be involved. His brother, Darris Nash, needed a heart transplant last year because he developed dilated cardiomyopathy, which has a genetic component. The four physicals Damien Nash underwent since 2004 had always shown him to be […]
Who doesn’t love a freebie especially one that will keep you heart healthy? The American Heart Association and Lippincott Williams & Wilkins will soon be publishing Heart Insight, a quarterly magazine for patients, their families and caregivers, that you can get for free. The magazine will have:
Practical tips for healthy living
Managing your healthcare
Latest research
New medication […]
Shortly after a charity basketball game yesterday, Saturday afternoon, Denver Broncos running back Damien Nash collapsed and died. No cause of death has been released but from the sounds of it, it’s possible that he might have had cardiac arrest just like Dennis Johnson. Ironically, the charity basketball game was for a foundation that raises […]
Earlier this month, the Philadelphia City Council joined New York City in approving a bill that limits the amount of trans fats allowed in food served by restaurants, bakeries, and other food service businesses. The ban starts on September 1, 2007 for restaurants and September 1, 2008 for bakeries.
Jonathan Last of the Philadelphia Inquirer wonders […]
Earlier today, I was embarrassed to find out that the heart you see in the banner of A Hearty Life was from Science With Me!, a science website for children, and that I had failed to give proper attribution. (My designer, who did a terrific job with the colors of the site and the banner, […]
Mark Herpel of Digital Money World is back visiting A Hearty Life! He’s previously shared his experience with congestive heart failure in a three part series. Today, he tells us what’s in his medicine drawer.
I think I might win this one.
It is actually a big drawer not a cabinet.
* Metoprolol Tartrate
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