What Came First, The Chicken Or The Egg?
What came first, the chicken or the egg? That is a question I often ask myself while “taking care of” my cardiac patients. As a nurse, my mind often wanders to the thought of, “what if they had taken better care of themselves years ago”? Now, I know that genetics and family history plays into cardiac disease, but so does obesity, lethargy and an unhealthy lifestyle.
So when my patients that haven’t exercised in years, not even a walk to the end of the driveway, are admitted to the hospital with CHF, MI, STEMI’s, angina, ACS and high lipids, I have to revisit the whole chicken or the egg thing. Did the cardiac disease process interrupt life? Or was life always sedentary, which led to the cardiac syndrome?
I know it could go either way, and in no way am I suggesting that there is only one right answer. What I am suggesting is that we each take a long hard look at our own lifestyles and make conscious efforts to better ourselves and bodies.
We only get one go around, better make it good!
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3 opinions for What Came First, The Chicken Or The Egg?
Amélie
May 11, 2007 at 9:03 am
According to evolution, the egg came first, definitely.
As for heart disease, it’s probably different for each person.
Brandon Walters
May 16, 2007 at 12:50 am
I think the answer in the heart disease case is BOTH. They probably led to each other in a vicious cycle. If you injure your leg you are less likely to go for a walk. The less exercise you get the more messed up your leg will be. It sounds like some of us need physical therapy for our hearts. :)
Sammi
Sep 5, 2007 at 9:43 pm
yea, my science teachewr asked us that and i just think that its sooo confusing!! soo i think its the egg but idk!
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