Fitness and Exercise Heart Disease and CoQ10

Today the article is Stop Disease in Its Tracks. A little info on CoQ10. The usual jokes, a very inspirational story and some information on the symptoms of heart attack in women. Women do not have the same physical symptoms as men and your doctor could miss something very important.

I love this joke. I have it on my website jokes page and I have been seeing it on the net lately so thought I would publish it here.

A frog goes into a bank and approaches the teller. He can see from her nameplate that her name is Patricia Whack.

"Miss Whack, I'd like to get a $30,000 loan to take a holiday."

Patty looks at the frog in disbelief and asks his name.
The frog says his name is Kermit Jagger, his dad is Mick Jagger, and that it's okay, he knows the bank manager. Patty explains that he will need to secure the loan with some collateral.

The frog says, "Sure. I have this," and produces a tiny porcelain elephant, about an inch tall, bright pink and perfectly formed.

Very confused, Patty explains that she'll have to consult with the bank manager and disappears into a back office.

She finds the manager and says,

"There's a frog called Kermit Jagger out there who claims to know you and wants to borrow $30,000, and he wants to use this as collateral."

She holds up the tinypink elephant.
"I mean, what in the world is this?"

The bank manager looks back at her and says...

"It's a knickknack, Patty Whack. Give the frog a loan. His old man's a Rolling Stone."

(You're singing it, aren't you? Yeah, I know you are........)
Never take life too seriously! Come on now, you grinned,
I know you did!!!
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Stop Disease in its Tracks with Fitness and Exercise

Exercise can prevent disease. A proven fact, and yet more Americans than ever are suffering from obesity. Even if you believe the new research that claims to demonstrate that obesity is connected to a specific virus, you must still take the cure into your own hands. Fitness and Exercise are your primary antiviral agents.

Being over weight has become an American way of life. Many point to sedentary lifestyles, working in front of computers, and watching too much television as a primary cause of the increasing obesity rate. In addition, many Americans eat diets high in fat and carbohydrates.

Whatever the root causes fitness and exercise can be a major part of the cure for this problem. Fitness and exercise help control blood sugar. A diabetic who takes medication daily may find that less medication is needed with a regular exercise program. Diabetics who stay with a good fitness – that is your daily diet and exercise program may find that they are able to quit the medication and get their diabetes under control in a totally natural way.

High triglycerides are linked to heart disease, including heart attacks and strokes. Again we go to a natural way to reduce your level of triglycerides by simply beginning and sticking with a fitness and exercise program, while eating a sensible diet. Triglycerides at too high a level are also linked to high blood sugar, and it is common for diabetics to have high triglyceride levels.

Just getting active can help a person lose weight, control triglyceride levels and improve diabetes. Of course, a good diet rich in vegetables and fruits, foods that aren't fried, and limited starches play a big role in your health. How can you feel like going out and being active if your stomach is stuffed with heavy food?

Read the rest of the article at Answers For Your Health.com/Stop Disease in its Tracks

I am putting up a new section on the web site about the Best Supplements. So far the only thing I have is on CoQ10 but go check it out. There will be more.

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Who I am Makes a Difference

A teacher in New York decided to honor each of her seniors in High School by telling them the difference each of them had made. She called each student to the front of the class, one at a time.

First, she told each of them how they had made a difference to her, and the class. Then she presented each of them with a blue ribbon, imprinted with gold letters, which read, "Who I Am Makes a Difference."

Afterwards, the teacher decided to do a class project, to see what kind of impact recognition would have on a Community. She gave each of the students three more blue ribbons, and instructed them to go out and spread this acknowledgment ceremony.

Then they were to follow up on the results, see who honored whom, and report back to the class in about a week.

One of the boys in the class went to a junior executive in a nearby Company, and honored him for helping him with his career planning. He gave him a blue ribbon, and put it on his shirt. Then he gave him two extra ribbons and said, "We're doing a class project on recognition, and we'd like for you to go out, find somebody to honor, give them a blue ribbon, then give them the extra blue ribbon so they can acknowledge a third person, to keep this acknowledgment
ceremony going. Then please report back to me and tell me what happened."

Later that day, the junior executive went in to see his boss,who had been noted, by the way, as being kind of a grouchy fellow. He sat his boss down, and he told him that he deeply admired him for being a creative genius. The boss seemed very surprised. The junior executive asked him if he would accept the gift of the blue ribbon, and would he give him permission to put it on him. His surprised boss said, "Well, sure." The junior executive took the blue ribbon and placed it right on his boss's jacket, above his heart.

As he gave him the last extra ribbon, he said, "Would you take this extra ribbon, and pass it on by honoring somebody else. The young boy who first gave me the ribbons is doing a project in school, and we want to keep this recognition ceremony going and find out how it affects people."

That night, the boss came home to his 14-year-old son, and sat him down. He said, "The most incredible thing happened to me today. I was in my office, and one of the junior executives came in and told me he admired me, and gave me a blue ribbon for being a creative genius. Imagine! He thinks I'm a creative genius!

Then he put this blue ribbon that says, "Who I Am Makes a Difference", on my jacket above my heart. He gave me an extra ribbon and asked me to find somebody else to honor. As I was driving home tonight, I started thinking about whom I would honor with this ribbon, and I thought about you.

I want to honor you. My days are really hectic and when I come home, I don't pay a lot of attention to you. Sometimes I scream at you for not getting good enough grades in school, and for your bedroom being a mess. But somehow tonight, I just wanted to sit here and, well, just let you know that you do make a difference to me. Besides your mother, you are the most important person in my life. You're a great kid, and I love you!"

The startled boy started to sob and sob, and he couldn't stop crying. His whole body shook. He looked up at his father and said through his tears, "Dad, earlier tonight I sat in my room and wrote a letter to you and Mom, explaining why I had killed myself, and I asked you to forgive me. I was going to commit suicide tonight after you were asleep. I just didn't think that you cared at all. The letter is upstairs. I don't think I need it after all." His father walked upstairs and found a heartfelt letter full of anguish and pain.

The boss went back to work a changed man. He was no longer a grouch, but made sure to let all of his employees know that they made a difference. The junior executive helped several other young people with career planning, and never forgot to let them know that they made a difference in his life......one being the boss' son. And the young boy and his classmates learned a valuable lesson, "Who you are DOES make a difference".

You are under no obligation to pass this on to anyone....... not to two people, or to two hundred.

As far as I am concerned, you can forget it and move on. On the other hand, if you want, you could send it to all of the people who mean something to you, or send it to the one, two, or three people who mean the most. Or, just smile and know that someone thinks that you are important, or you wouldn't have received this in the first place. Who you are does make a difference, and I wanted you to know that. Isn't this a wonderful story? I'm passing the blue ribbon to you, for who YOU are does make a difference, too.

Wouldn't it be great if we each made 3 blue ribbons to give away? Who knows what kind of difference it might make in someone's life. But at least tell someone this story and tell them if you had a ribbon you would gladly give it to him or her.

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Women - Do you know these facts about possible Heart Attack?

The standard tests to diagnose heart disease, designed for men, just don't work for women.
Women usually have plaque buildups in smaller blood vessels (a.k.a. ischemia) and these are quite often missed completely by routine angiographies.

This condition, called coronary microvascular syndrome (CMS), affects around 3 million women in the U.S. It increases risk of heart attack and death. Women who've gotten an all clear after an angiogram remain at risk.

If you have symptoms of heart disease -- including chest pain, swelling (especially in the lower legs and ankles), dizziness, shortness of breath, or chronic fatigue -- and your doctor can't find any significant blockages when running an angiogram, don't stop there. Don't let your doctor just blow you off with the --you are getting older-- statement. Ask about CMS. Your symptoms are real and they need investigation.

until next time - smile
Sharon