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Keith Ahrens
Health tips and discussions, motivational articles and positive lifestyle coaching from Lifestyle Change Expert, Keith Ahrens
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Winning the little battles against heart disease and obesity makes it easier to win the war. Start fighting now. – Keith
“Know your numbers and take action to improve them no matter how good or bad they may be.I have been asked how my numbers compare to when I had my heart attack.
My numbers in a snapshot–
April 12 2007 Total Cholesterol-300, LDL-245, HDL-33, Triglycerides-250, Ratio-9.09,
June 23 2010 Total Cholesterol-110, LDL-56, HDL-41, Triglycerides-67, Ratio-2.68“ – Keith
“I was recently asked what my Triglycerides were before my heart attack and what are they now. In April 2007 my Triglycerides were at 250, which is considered very high. My levels now maintain around 67 and have been as low as 56. Triglycerides are a type of fat found in your blood. High Triglycerides can increase your risk of heart disease. Lifestyle change and diet directly affect your levels. The following are ways to reduce your levels. Get regular exercise/activity, limit fats in your diet, reduce sugar intake, don’t smoke and reduce alcohol consumption and maintain a healthy weight. I have a link on my website “resources”>>”heart disease” for more info.” – Keith
Hands Only CPR. Take the time to visit the link at the bottom of this article and watch the video. Share the video with people you know. It may be you who must act.This is re-published from the AHA website – Keith
CPR. A lifesaving action.
When an adult has a sudden cardiac arrest, his or her survival depends greatly on immediately getting CPR from someone nearby. Unfortunately, less than 1/3 of those people who experience a cardiac arrest at home, work or in a public location get that help. Most bystanders are worried that they might do something wrong or make things worse. That’s why the AHA has simplified things.
Don’t be afraid. Your actions can only help.
It’s not normal to see an adult suddenly collapse, but if you do, call 911 and push hard and fast in the center of the chest. Don’t be afraid. Your actions can only help. Take a minute and look around this site and invite your friends! Increasing the number of people who know about Hands-OnlyTM CPR will increase the chance that someone can help when an adult suddenly collapses, and more lives can be saved.
Hands Only CPR from the American Heart Association
“An abnormal EKG diagnosis saved my life. Make sure an EKG (electrocardiogram) is part of a your routine annual exam. An EKG records the electrical activity of your heart. An EKG will assess your heart rhythm, diagnose poor blood flow to the heart muscle (ischemia), diagnose a heart attack, and evaluate certain abnormalities of your heart, such as an enlarged heart.” – Keith
It’s estimated that only 10{1ee8873d3da54571ef77633feec9b2f18618b0dba2f28faf42edb28003d1c6f7} of the population will not develop risk factors for heart disease. This is one time I really wish I wasn’t following the crowd. – Keith
When Keith Ahrens walked into his doctor’s office and complained of lightheadedness, he never imagined the drama awaiting him. Weighing more than 400 pounds and following a no-exercise, eat-whatever lifestyle, Ahrens discovered that he had suffered a heart attack and desperately needed open-heart surgery.
The results of these traumatic events were numerous: dramatic weight loss, an entirely new way of eating, a commitment to exercise, an increased respect for his body…and a highly enlightening book, Outrunning My Shadow: Surviving Open-Heart Surgery and Battling Obesity/The Decision to Change My Life. Page after page, readers are reminded of the importance of regular checkups, as well as healthy eating and sensible exercise. Many books about obesity and new-found health are written as admonitions, warnings that either you follow the text or suffer the consequences. In this book, Ahrens has focused on only the positive, the guilt-free you-can-do-it attitude that so many of us need when faced with drastic change.
The essence of the author’s message is simple: get a checkup, move more today than you did yesterday, make a difference in your own well-being, and take control. www.OutrunningMyShadow.com
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