http://www.hearttips.com/heart-attack.html Healthy Eating Tips Kids Thu, 01 Jul 2010 18:33:35 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.hearttips.com/heart-attack.html/comment-page-1#comment-6 DKT Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:31:44 +0000 http://www.hearttips.com/heart-attack.html#comment-6 This Patient Guide is written for the loved ones of heart patients who are dealing with the short-term stress that comes with a test, procedure or recent diagnosis of heart disease. It explains why support is so important to a loved one with heart disease. It also offers practical strategies on how to support a loved one while also taking care of yourself. This Patient Guide is written for the loved ones of heart patients who are dealing with the short-term stress that comes with a test, procedure or recent diagnosis of heart disease. It explains why support is so important to a loved one with heart disease. It also offers practical strategies on how to support a loved one while also taking care of yourself.

]]> http://www.hearttips.com/heart-attack.html/comment-page-1#comment-4 crazy girl Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:52:16 +0000 http://www.hearttips.com/heart-attack.html#comment-4 The slowly cutting down method doesn't work. As long as nicotine is coming into the body, the body is gonna demand the higher levels it's use to. Quiting cold turkey is realistically the only way to go about it. Most the symptoms are mental, so the increased anxiety would be the only real worry that could effect his heart. A Dr. should prescribe him a anti-anxiety and/or anti-depression med to not only reduce this risk, but to also aid in helping him quit. The slowly cutting down method doesn’t work. As long as nicotine is coming into the body, the body is gonna demand the higher levels it’s use to.
Quiting cold turkey is realistically the only way to go about it.
Most the symptoms are mental, so the increased anxiety would be the only real worry that could effect his heart.
A Dr. should prescribe him a anti-anxiety and/or anti-depression med to not only reduce this risk, but to also aid in helping him quit.

]]> http://www.hearttips.com/heart-attack.html/comment-page-1#comment-5 abasuto Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:31:57 +0000 http://www.hearttips.com/heart-attack.html#comment-5 Good for your dad for making this decision, and good for you for giving him much needed support! Quitting smoking is probably one of the most difficult challenges he can face, but one of the most important for future heart health. This page http://www.smart-heart-living.com/quit_s… offers some information and resources he might find helpful. Other pages on this website offer lots of good information about living a heart healthy lifestyle. The home page is http://www.smart-heart-living.com/index.… and leads you to sections with tips on exercise, proper diet, managing stress, and so on. Good luck to you and your dad! Good for your dad for making this decision, and good for you for giving him much needed support!
Quitting smoking is probably one of the most difficult challenges he can face, but one of the most important for future heart health.
This page http://www.smart-heart-living.com/quit_s… offers some information and resources he might find helpful.
Other pages on this website offer lots of good information about living a heart healthy lifestyle. The home page is http://www.smart-heart-living.com/index.… and leads you to sections with tips on exercise, proper diet, managing stress, and so on.
Good luck to you and your dad!

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