Category Archives: Heart Disease

Delicately sharing life-saving information with a good friend.

Posted on 08/31/2012 by J. Morris Hicks

After learning about the sudden death of Neil Armstrong While spending last weekend in New Jersey, we heard the news of Neil Armstrong dying from complications from heart surgery. That completely unnecessary death got me to thinking. What if he’d … Continue reading →

Posted in Bill Clinton, Heart Disease | 2 Comments

How important is checking your cholesterol levels?

Posted on 07/21/2012 by J. Morris Hicks

That depends on a number of factors. We know from the Framingham Heart Study that no one (in the study’s cohort) with a total cholesterol score below 150 has ever died of heart disease. Armed with that number, Dr. Esselstyn … Continue reading →

Posted in 4Leaf for Life, Heart Disease | 7 Comments

Mainstream media is failing us when it comes to health.

Posted on 07/11/2012 by J. Morris Hicks

Basically reporting all the “news” from our dysfunctional “system.” And that adds up to a steady stream of “confusion over clarity” every single day. On July 10, 2012, an article in Sci-Tech Today caught my attention. Heart Disease in Men … Continue reading →

Posted in Heart Disease | 5 Comments