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Does Your Doctor Understand There Is An Epidemic of Heart Failure?

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If your doctor understood that there is an epidemic of heart failure threatening the lives of most of the clientele he/she sees everyday …

Your doctor would be careful to give you more options for heart disease prevention.

Take a look around you.

Are the people you care about dying from heart failure, stroke and other cardiovascular related issues?

Of course they are.  Heart disease is killing us more than everything else.

 

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Is An Epidemic Of Heart Failure A Big Enough Reason To Overcome PTSD?

Want to address your risk of heart failure?

If you have been around for long you know that I am pretty passionate about spreading the truth about heart disease.

The world is dying of an epidemic of heart failure and it just isn’t necessary!

Yet, I can’t seem to make the time to get more blog posts written and get all my programs offered in an easy online format so that it is available for the masses of people suffering and those that soon will be.  What is wrong with me?

That’s a good question.  I use to wonder that myself.

I have been plagued all my life with depression symptoms, but I learned a long time ago that depression meds made me paranoid so I made sure to use those symptoms as a red flag to get my butt busy and be more active.  To choose better foods when I shop so that my home only has wholesome food choices.  That’s what works for me.

Depression is not overwhelming to me.

I know that I can take the steps I need to take to face it and let it guide me to the next chapter of my life, or to heal a relationship that needs attention.

Depression can show me old emotion I suppressed until time could heal enough for me to allow my feelings.

Symptoms of depression make me hold myself accountable for what I’m eating and how inactive my life has become.

I consider early symptoms of depression to be my yellow flag and I don’t wait for the red flags to start showing up, I take action!

Once you’ve lived through clinical depression and come out the other side, you don’t want to go back.

A couple of years ago I started to notice that my depression symptoms were often triggered.

Sometimes the trigger for my depression symptoms didn’t make sense to me.  I would argue with myself.

“What’s the big deal?”  But the depression symptoms still came.  I couldn’t argue with the trigger.

One day a car accident happened directly in front of me.  I got out and helped until the paramedics arrived.

It wasn’t a fatal accident but there were some significant injuries.

As I walked back to my car after telling the paramedic what I’d observed on the scene, I noticed that my hands and feet were numb.

It made me curious, so I began doing some research.  I’m glad I did!

 

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Do You Doubt That 9 Women Can Fight An Epidemic Of Heart Failure?

How do you stay healthy when life takes more than you have to give?

That is a good question.

I want to share a story of 9 ladies who took it upon themselves to LIFT SPIRITS and then took their Mission of Love just as far as it could take them.

They made a HUGE difference in their community for many years … covertly.

The ladies weren’t doing anything huge or earth shattering, but what they did and are still doing will go a very long way to protect their neighbors from an epidemic of heart failure.

I wrote a post a while back about a small town who’s citizens never suffered from heart disease, OR congestive heart failure, because they new the real secret to good health.

If you want to read about the true story that proves that the healthiest part of your lifestyle is being surrounded by people who care about you just click on the link below.

Your support system really CAN prevent heart disease!

But make sure you come back here to read about these really special ladies.  You don’t want to miss their story.

 

9 Ladies With The Power To Fight An Epidemic Of Heart Failure

For three decades, nine women have kept a covert baking operation so under wraps that not even their husbands knew about it.

They call themselves ‘The 9 Nanas,’ and have been secretly whipping up, and delivering hundreds of pound cakes during the middle of the night in a grand scheme to help those in need.

And then before anyone can catch a glimpse of them, they quietly and quickly disappear back into their daily lives in West Tennessee.

Mary Ellen, one of the nine women, who are all aged between 54 and 72, told The Huffington Post: ‘We give new meaning to the term drive-by.’

‘We drive through low-income neighborhoods and look for homes with fans in the window. That told us that the people who live there don’t have air-conditioning.

‘Or we see that there are no lights on at night, which means there is a good chance their utilities have been turned off. Then we return before the sun came up, like cat burglars, and drop off a little care package.’

The women, who consider themselves sisters, gather in the darkness at 4am to begin their daily routine, where they whip up their cakes and deliver them in the dark.

Mary Ellen explained how they got started, 35 years ago.

One day over a card game, the women were reminiscing about the grandparents, named MaMaw and PaPaw, who raised Mary Ellen and three of the other sisters.

‘MaMaw Ruth would read in the paper that someone had died and she’d send off one of her special pound cakes. She didn’t have to know the family. She just wanted to put a little smile on their faces. And we started thinking about what we could do to make a difference like that. What if we had a million dollars? How would we spend it?’ she said.

The ladies began brainstorming, and one of the sisters suggested they all start doing their own laundry, putting the money saved to good use.

She said: ‘I admit, I protested at first. There’s just something about laundering that I don’t like. But I was outnumbered! So among the nine of us, we’d put aside about $400 a month and our husbands never noticed a thing. Their shirts looked just fine.’

The women started eavesdropping at the local beauty shop or when they were picking up groceries, and when they heard about a widow or a single mother who needed some help, they would anonymously pay a utility bill or buy new clothes for the children.

The Nanas would find out where the person lived and send a package with a note that simply read, ‘Somebody loves you,’ which would always include one of MaMaw Ruth’s special pound cakes.

For three decades, the ladies’ good deeds went undetected.

It was only when Mary Ellen’s husband started noticing extra mileage on the car and large amounts of cash that had been withdrawn from their savings account that the women were caught out.

She said in horror: ‘He brought out bank statements and they were highlighted!’

So The 9 Nanas they told the husbands about the laundry, eavesdropping and even the drive-bys. And to their surprise, their husbands offered to help.

Mary Ellen said: ‘They were amazed that we were doing this and even more amazed that they never knew. We can keep a good secret! All but three of them are retired now, so sometimes they come with us on our drive-bys. In our area, all you need is an address to pay someone’s utility bill, so we keep the men busy jotting down numbers.’

The women then moved their secret operation out of their homes and into the commercial kitchen of a restaurant owned by one of their sons.

They sneak in before sunrise and sneak out before the staff come in, and have also hired a ‘happiness coordinator,’ who, to keep her identity secret for eavesdropping missions, goes by the code name of ‘Sunny’.

Now selling over 100 of MaMaw Ruth’s pound cakes daily online at Happiness Happens, The 9 Nanas can take on bigger projects.

Recently they donated more than $5,000 worth of pillows, linens and personal care products to the YWCA shelter for survivors of domestic violence.

This August, they will celebrate their second ‘Happiness Happens Month’ by sending a cake to one person in every state who has made a difference in their own community.

Sometimes, they also pull out the phone book to send pound cakes to complete strangers.

In the last 35 years, The 9 Nanas have contributed nearly $900,000 of happiness to their local community.

Mary Ellen said: ‘Not everyone is as lucky as we were to have MaMaw and PaPaw to take care of them, to fix all those things that are wrong.

‘So this is our way of giving back. We want people to know that someone out there cares enough to do something. We want to make sure that happiness happens.’

Original article source:  DailyMail.co.uk


 

We all have a vested interest in making sure happiness happens.

(Did you read the post about preventing heart disease?  I’m telling you, those 9 Ladies pack some power!)

The medical merchants of the world want you to be confident that the pharmaceutical/surgical method of heart care is in your best interest.

Cracking your chest every ten years is traumatic to say the least.  It hurts like hell and it will take years off your life all by itself.

Cholesterol lowering medication (statins) causes more harm than good!

Statins and heart bypass surgery work against rather than with your healing process.

Heart disease is NOT a plumbing problem.  Heart disease IS a disease of the circulating blood.

To prevent heart disease you need to clean up your blood!

A happy heart has a much easier time of keeping blood clean than does a stressed heart.

What exactly pollutes your blood?

Certainly NOT cholesterol!  It is not garbage!

Cholesterol is GOOD stuff!

Do you know what cholesterol does?

Understanding how important cholesterol is will blow your mind. 

If you get all the facts you will understand why drugs are not the answer.

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What cholesterol does …

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  • Cholesterol is important for hormone synthesis
  • Cholesterol is necessary for the filter like abilities of cell membranes which allows you to absorb nutrients and discharge wastes
  • You must have plentiful cholesterol in order to manufacture Vitamin D from natural sun light
  • Bile salts are derived from cholesterol and play an essential role in the absorption of fats in the intestines
  • Cholesterol is a vital component of nerve coating

So, how did cholesterol get such a bad rap?

If you absolutely must have cholesterol for many reasons, can you see how taking a drug to reduce cholesterol may be problematic?

Take 3 Facts into consideration before you agree to drug yourself with cholesterol lowering medication:

  • Only 25% of your cholesterol is from diet, your body makes the other 75% because it is a life sustaining nutrient
  • Lowering your cholesterol level does NOT statistically reduce your risk of DEATH
  • Statin drugs deplete your Co-enzyme Q10 levels

Dr. Julian Whitaker says that last fact is responsible for an epidemic of heart failure.

Profit is the only reason to keep pushing these drugs.

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I hope that you are convinced that prescription cholesterol meds are not valid heart health care.

Make your decisions based on fact.

Drugging your cholesterol level does NOT statistically reduce your risk of DEATH.

However, improving your bio-chemistry with better breathing will not only reduce your risk of death, it will reduce your risk of suffering between now and then!

Make happiness happen by discovering how to feel better.

Click on the link below to find out about the most important book you will ever read.

The Medical Merchants Are Wrong!

 

Many blessings,

Carrie Tucker, RCP

The Life Breath Coach

Heart Failure Solutions

 

PS–  Remember everyday:

  • Relax and Release tension
  • Exhale Slowly
  • Be active in a way that adds Joy to your life

Plus pure water ~whole foods~sunshine~and laughter

 

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What Does An Epidemic of Heart Failure Have To Do With Emotional Eating?

You may hear argument that there is NOT an epidemic of heart failure.

It would be nice to put heart disease behind us.

However, heart disease is still killing us more than everything else.

Emotional eating has everything to do with heart failure.  Think about the things you do everyday instead of thinking in terms of “someday”.

Surviving a heart attack “someday”, does not mean that you won’t suffer heart failure within a year!

Heart failure is no joke, but at first you may not notice it much.

But by the time the disease process advances, you become painfully aware of what heart failure feels like.

Heart failure will erase YEARS of your life time earning potential costing you millions!

Heart failure will cost you the gift of watching your grand children grow.

The planet is facing an epidemic of heart failure and if you don’t figure out how to avoid it, you may become a victim before you know you have a problem!

Today I’ve decided to curate a post from Dr. Mark Hyman because so much of the issues surrounding heart failure happen because Continue reading What Does An Epidemic of Heart Failure Have To Do With Emotional Eating?

Is There a Secret Cure For An Epidemic of Heart Failure?

Do you read Malcolm Gladwell?

The man is an amazing author!Is there a secret cure for an epidemic of heart failure?

He inspires me so much I am planning a “Malcolm Gladwell Book Club” for Life Breath Club Members!

In my humble opinion his books are, each and everyone, a potential Heart Failure Solution.

His first book,  The Tipping Point, gives us a powerful lesson about the difference ONE person can make on this planet.

His second, Blink, inspires us to honor our brilliance by thinking without thinking.

To me, Malcolm Gladwell’s most important work to date is Outliers because of the powerful and very important message within his stories!

My translation of that message is “LOVE ONE ANOTHER AS YOU LOVE YOURSELF!”

I want to share one of the stories I learned from Malcolm Gladwell in Outliers.

But first, I want to clear up an apparent misconception this brilliant author has, in an attempt to shine a light on this issue for you!

 

In the introduction to Outliers Mr. Gladwell speaks of the epidemic of heart disease as if it were past tense and the advances in modern medicine as though they have been successful.

He says:

“This was the 1950’s, years before the advent of cholesterol-lowering drugs and aggressive measures to prevent heart disease.  Heart attacks were an epidemic in the United States.  They were the leading cause of death in men under the age of sixty-five.  It was impossible to be a doctor, common sense said, and not see heart disease.”

In the introduction to Outliers Malcolm Gladwell seems to be under the impression that something has changed. 

It hasn’t!

It is still impossible Continue reading Is There a Secret Cure For An Epidemic of Heart Failure?

Is The Heart Bypass Surgery Model Of Care Responsible For An Epidemic Of Heart Failure?

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Heart disease is killing us more than everything else combined. 

An epidemic of heart failure is responsible for the soaring death count!

If you are like most people, you are likely to listen to the medical merchants who will want to manage your heart disease with medical intervention every 10 years.

Yes! Every 10 years.

Coronary artery bypass surgery statistically needs to be repeated every 10 years.

Surgically managing your disease means Continue reading Is The Heart Bypass Surgery Model Of Care Responsible For An Epidemic Of Heart Failure?