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?

Does Losing It All Effect Leadership Styles?

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When Pearl Harbor was bombed, my parents and their family were given days to gather up what they had and leave their home.

The things they could not carry or sell were given away or left behind.

They had no certainty of where they were going, and they knew they were in the hands of a suspicious-paranoid government.

Japanese-American Citizens lost everything to something called “internment”.

They were simply removed from their lives.

Everything was taken away.

My parents really know the pain of losing it all.

Not so long ago I was facing losing it all.

I lost my house, so my place to live.

I lost my income, and with it my security.

I lost my marriage, and that felt like the loss of my identity.

Yet, I couldn’t honestly say I had lost everything.

My dad has always been my example of perseverance.

His secret for maintaining such an awesome attitude was Continue reading Does Losing It All Effect Leadership Styles?

Where Did Asthma Come From?

Where Did Asthma Come From?

Never had asthma when you were younger, but now your doctor tells you you’ve got asthma?Where Did Asthma Come From?

How’s your energy level?

Are you sleeping well?

Do you have a moist cough?

Do you wake at night gasping for breath?

Have you had increased urination lately?

Did your doctor ask you those questions when he/she diagnosed you with asthma?

Because each of those questions has the potential to help your doctor figure out what is causing your wheeze.

All the questions your doctor asks you are intended to be used to “diagnose” your problem.

During “Life Breath Coaching” I teach you to hold a vision of yourself as whole, healthy, and vibrant, while rejecting all labels.

I am not fond of diagnosis in general.  Labeling your dis-ease is often NOT helpful!

Now, when the diagnosis you receive is actually a MIS-diagnosis, the injury is compounded immeasurably!

If your asthma diagnosis is actually heart failure, Continue reading Where Did Asthma Come From?

Could Doctor Who Online Enrich Your Life?

Could Doctor Who Online Enrich Your Life?

You might think that my love for all things British has something to do with why I love “Doctor Who” so much, but this glorious master-piece of art is filled with so much “epicness” that no loyalty to Britain is required!

For those of you who have no idea what I’m talking about, Doctor Who is Continue reading Could Doctor Who Online Enrich Your Life?

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?

Is Your Body Shutting Down Dying?

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Some folks are drama queens, you never know when to take them seriously.

 

But if you are seriously feeling your body shutting down … dying … then I hope you can get someone to listen to you!

I’m not saying that YOU are a drama queen, but I’ve seen so many people STRUGGLE getting the care they need!

It leaves me wondering, “why won’t your doctor listen to you?”.

My good friend, Terri, had advanced heart failure before they decided to listen to her.

I miss her.

It wasn’t all the doctor’s fault though.

Terri just wouldn’t complain very loudly.

Days before her death she said, “I put up with it too long”.

She was referring to having constant diarrhea for over a year that she couldn’t get anyone to address.

Terri died because Continue reading Is Your Body Shutting Down Dying?