I worked as a cardiovascular nurse specialist for more than 20 years. I have a passion to share how the choices we make each day determines what our tomorrows will become. Adopting a more healthy lifestyle can prevent so many cardiac problems.
I had open heart surgery as a child to correct a congenital heart defect. I also have a strong family history of coronary artery disease. So, I am...
I am 63 and suffer from congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease, type 2 diabetes, perephial neuropathy, diabetic retinopathy, diminished kidney function and have had a DVT. I take 9 meds plus Lantus. I am unable to exercise due to the neuropathy. (That's me in the blue dress in the pic.)
Nomadic grandmother of 8 who likes to travel and live in other countries part time. Learned to speak passable French and understand a bit of Italian after the age of 50 and am still studying French while living in France six months out of the year.
I joined this site for support. I cannot take statin drugs because I suffered incredible muscle pain after taking them...
My philosophy is exercise is preventive medicine. My goal is to encourage a simple life long approach to health and wellness that advocates small daily changes in lifestyle.
Programs I have developed are based on sound science and the latest health and wellness information available. An emphasis is placed upon proven strategies to help combat such chronic diseases as diabetes, cornary artery...
My name is casandrale,i am now 44.when i was 30 i was diagnosed with pachy meningitus ,i was the 66 person in the world with this..it made me paralysed but i have learned to walk all over again.to date i still have it plus i have had kidney failure in the last year,and Carotid body tumor that if i dont get the operation i will die because its wedged inbetween my main artery,my...
I am a 62 year old woman who has been happily married to my husband, Tom, for 40 years. We have 3 children, and I have recently been diagnosed with calciphylaxis, a very uncommon disease. Calciphylaxis usually shows up when one is experiencing renal failure (5th stage); however, I have never had kidney problems of any kind. My dermatologist took a biopsy of lesions I have...
Patrick Pete is an online entrepreneur and aspiring author who has a passion for health and fitness. After being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at 25, having an angioplasty and stent placed in one of his arteries and surviving prostate cancer. Patrick has dedicated himself to sharing his life experiences with others so that people without health issues don't get them and people with health...
As a mother of two healthy, busy boys I was taken back when my third child was diagnosed with a soup of congenital heart defects (CHD) while still in utero. His conditions include: double inlet left ventricle (DILV), Transposition of the Great Arteries (TGA), a large ASD which has now been modified to create a single atrium, pulmonary atresia, and dextrocardia. He has already undergone two open...
