I have several health improvement goals. In order of importance to me, I want to:
1) Reduce smoking and eventually quit completely.
2) Start exercising 5X a week
3) Eat more healthfully to decrease my LDL
4) Cut down my alcohol consumption which is totally tied into my smoking.
5) Meditate daily
6) Spend more time in nature
7) Attend musical and cultural events
Tragedy Turns Ex-Fatty Boy/ Fatty into Bruce Lee of Wellness -
Beginning at age six, 'Fatty Boy' was my nickname. As I grew older, my nickname was changed to Fatty. How fun was it to be called a Fatty? I didn't care much, but I do not recall loving it. Although I was very cheerful by nature, consciously and subconsciously, I hated being fat, especially when it came to changing my clothes....
52yr old male with a very strong family history of heart disease and stroke. Every male in my family tree (except for me) has had either a heart attack or stroke by age 48. Tried eating "healthy" and exercising religiously for years, only to be saddled with a very low HDL cholesterol (<32). Started taking niacin six years ago to boost my HDL, and while still eating healthy,...
My name is Chris Hempel. In October 2007, my husband and I received life-threatening news about our cholesterol - but our lives weren't in danger. We learned that we were born with a defect in a critical cholesterol gene and that our precious six-year-old identical twin daughters, Addi and Cassi, inherited a double mutation - both genetic cholesterol defects.
For many months, I'd known...
i am very active and am into exercising and doing art of living kriya regularly
these clinical results as on 9/1/2011
my BP 110/70
haemoglobin 14.3
TLC 11600/cumm
RBC count 4.91*10^12/l
MCHC 34.8g/dL
cholestrol 213 mg/lit
serum triglycerides 123 mg/l
HDL 42
LDL 146.4
VLDL 24.6
CHOLESTROL TOTAL /HDL RATIO 5.1
LDL/HDL...
After 17 years in technology, including various leadership roles, and now as a Registered Nurse, I turn my attention to the use of technology within the healthcare industry. As for I look forward to the many opportunities it will present to help clinicians make sense of the technology, save time and effort, and reduce potential errors. The ability to increase direct patient care and reduce...
