Comments on: Heart Disease Hope: 13 Ways to Live, Eat and Work for a Healthy Heart

By: Fag Ash Lil

Fag Ash Lil — Sun, 31 May 2009 12:47:53 +0000

A very interesting and useful article — thank you! However, I feel there are a couple of points I should make. First, you recommend:

“You can park your car 20 minutes away from the office.”

Good point for health & fitness. But your assumption is that anyone reading this will be a car-driver.

Then you state:

“I hope I offend some people. Smoking is a filthy habit.”

I’ve never been quite sure why smoking is regarded as “filthy”. It’s just dried leaves that have been set on fire. Cigarette ash is sterile, so you could possibly even put it on an open wound & you’d be fine!

On the subject of vehicle exhaust pollution, one expert said that, if you walk along the side of a busy road, the pollution you inhale will be the equivalent of smoking three cigarettes a minute. Another scientist pointed out that toxic vehicle exhausts surrounding a car are bad enough, but there are actually THREE TIMES as many such pollutants inside the car than there are outside. Therefore, being inside a car, with the total amount of toxins you are taking in, is the equivalent of inhaling NINE CIGARETTES A MINUTE.

I would suggest that, if you wish to be healthier, giving up your car altogether would be a great start. It’s amazing how many people are so quick to knock smoking whilst simultaneously ignoring the much more toxic vehicle exhausts constantly surrounding us — and from which there is no escape. It’s rather akin to walking through a grizzly bear forest and worrying about the midges!

If you don’t believe me, we could do an experiment. I could lock myself inside a sealed garage and begin chain-smoking. You could lock yourself inside a similar sealed garage and turn on your car engine, and we’ll see who cops it first, OK?

Please — stop this blinkered, holier-than-thou attitude about smoking, while totally ignoring the much more toxic vehicle exhaust fumes.

In addition, most of us know of some 45-year-old health fanatic who died of a heart attack while out jogging, but yet I knew a lady who lived to the age of 99. She gave up smoking in her 70s! Sure, no-one is pretending that smoking is good for you & doesn’t cause any damage to health, but please let’s get it into perspective!

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Diet & Weight Loss Reviews — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 23:14:03 +0000

Actually learned something new. Had no idea brushing your teeth had any effect on heart disease.

By: Rain Gem

Rain Gem — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:21:51 +0000

Actually made them better. I had a record of 30 days without migraines in two month that I was on a strict keto. I am re-introducing veggies into my diet bit by bit now. Even though it means a bit more migraines.

Before that, I ate lots of vegetables, fruits, grains, etc. Very little meat. Keto actually did make a big difference.

Go figure…

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By: Mickey

Mickey — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:21:37 +0000

yeah, I’ve found the best way to beat that is to not bring it into the house. Its a no junk food zone around here I still eat it occassionally but I have to work to get it, as in going somewhere else, but it keeps me from succumbing to temptation in the middle of the night, or as a boredom reliever when working from home. Apples do the trick and are a bit more healthy. Good luck!

By: The Daily Minder

The Daily Minder — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:18:05 +0000

Just freaked me out cos she used your name and web address – thought we had a hacker or something!

Thanks Melissa! You are welcome anytime.

TDM

By: Mickey

Mickey — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:16:16 +0000

Yikes, she’s invading my online space now, I guess we are well and truly married. This is a new milestone, wish me luck…

ps. Yes that’s my wife

By: The Daily Minder

The Daily Minder — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:27:43 +0000

Is this Mickey’s wife?

By: The Daily Minder

The Daily Minder — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:27:02 +0000

Awesome Mickey. I am going to check this out. I have been a bit worried about this stuff the past year or so as I have been working from home and got into some really bad diet habits. Hopefully I can shake them.

Thanks for the information.

TDM

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