by Carolyn Thomas ♥ @HeartSisters
I was surprised to learn after surviving my own heart attack that cardiac events like mine may take 20-30 years to actually show up. In other words, I didn’t have a heart attack because I ate a piece of bacon or had a stressful day at work. I had a heart attack because something – likely decades earlier – had damaged the delicate endothelial cells lining my coronary arteries. . . . . Continue reading “Heart disease: decades in the making”
by Carolyn Thomas ♥ @HeartSisters ♥ July 1, 2018
Doctors, are you frustrated by failed attempts to convince your heart patients to follow your sound advice on lifestyle improvements? Are you exhausted from trying to figure out why they won’t stop eating junk and start eating heart-healthy foods just like you are recommending?
Stand back, please. I think I have finally figured out WHY YOUR PATIENTS WON’T LISTEN! Continue reading “Did you hear this? Oatmeal is now your enemy”
by Carolyn Thomas ♥ @HeartSisters
I know I’m not the only one who wonders why famous inspirational speakers and writers are so often NOT inspiring. Call me cynical, but maybe I’ve heard once too often:
These pep talks are typically delivered with varying degrees of cheerleading conviction by speakers who invariably spend considerable time boasting about their own amazing dream-following, star-reaching and kale-eating accomplishments. Continue reading “Non-inspirational advice for heart patients”
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