re golf. Sorry still in Perth.
Wife going over next week so I have to keep the business going.
Hopefully 3 weeks in July for me.
Let us all know when the last 9 cigs have gone. We hold you to your promise.
Healthy Eating after a heart attack
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Sarge, congrats.sargeant wrote:good morning oz just a quick update i have now been 100% smoke free for 36 hours all cigs are gone and removed from the house
its hard work but i am getting there slowly
The secret now is to never, ever take another puff, not even one.
All ex smokers remain addicts and it only takes one puff to be back on the ciggies again.
Please always remember NEVER TAKE ANOTHER PUFF
Thanks kraka and malc its your support that is helping i am trying desperately to maintain my sense of humour the craving is starting to fluctuate down ( I Hope) but seeing mrs sarges face when i only eat half of what she knows i love to eat (shes cutting it down not me) because until this!! she loves cooking for me cos i eat well and her food deserves expert attention and to mrs sarge a clean plate is a full/happy sarge
She is with daughter my tablet givers to the second so i am well looked after
Your support will hopefully help speed it all up so thanks again
She is with daughter my tablet givers to the second so i am well looked after
Your support will hopefully help speed it all up so thanks again
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Glad to have been of some help. Never been a smoker but my brother found it hard to give up and felt quite ill to start with but found it worthwhile in the end.
You are going great and Im sure with the help you are getting from your family you will do it.
You are going great and Im sure with the help you are getting from your family you will do it.
The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist.
Time for BO BOs and another day smoke /nicotine free
I just had 2 games of pool i was gonna give it a miss but decided it would be chickening out and i would have to face it sooner or later anyway i am glad i went it wasnt easy but i got there and home and did not succumb
so another small victory thanks to your support
I just had 2 games of pool i was gonna give it a miss but decided it would be chickening out and i would have to face it sooner or later anyway i am glad i went it wasnt easy but i got there and home and did not succumb
so another small victory thanks to your support
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If the bar had smokers in it, you are indeed a brave man so soon after your quit date, moreso if beer or coffee was involved also. Good luck. Petesargeant wrote:Time for BO BOs and another day smoke /nicotine free
I just had 2 games of pool i was gonna give it a miss but decided it would be chickening out and i would have to face it sooner or later anyway i am glad i went it wasnt easy but i got there and home and did not succumb
so another small victory thanks to your support
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I thought this article" How Not to Have Heart Attack" may interest sarge
A recent study, presented at the American College of Cardiology meeting and published online in the New England Journal of Medicine, March, 2007, has raised questions about whether the majority of people treated with a popular invasive procedure to reduce chest pain actually need the surgery. This study is turning up the spotlight on noninvasive prevention rather than surgical intervention, just as Dr. Arthur Agatston, preventive cardiologist and author of The South Beach Diet® does in his FEATURED SPONSOR
latest book, The South Beach Heart Program. According to Dr. Agatston, who has been practicing aggressive prevention for many years, "this study is further evidence that we have been doing too much intervention and not enough prevention."
Following a trial involving more than 2,280 patients, researchers concluded that the use of surgical angioplasty and stenting (coupled with medication) provides no long-term advantage to a patient over a preventive treatment plan that includes appropriate medication, diagnostic testing, and lifestyle improvements. This news has stirred up controversy among the medical community. Over the past three decades the use of invasive angioplasty and stenting — a two-part procedure that involves manually opening a blockage by inflating a balloon at the end of a catheter and then using a wire tube to "prop open" the once-blocked artery — has become the initial strategy in the treatment of stable coronary artery disease. In fact, recent data indicate that more than 1 million coronary stent procedures are performed in this country each year, and nearly 85 percent of these procedures are elective. This finding comes as no surprise to Dr. Agatston, who says that for nearly three quarters of the patients who undergo stenting — those with stable heart disease — it may be unnecessary. According to Dr. Agatston, elective angioplasties and stents almost never prevent heart attacks. Practicing aggressive prevention is the more effective approach.
Dr. Agatston likens this invasive approach for managing heart disease to a plumbing model. In The South Beach Heart Program, he explains that doctors formerly believed that the gradual growth of plaque narrowed the arteries and, thus, reduced blood flow to the heart. Eventually, a clot would develop, resulting in a heart attack. The logical solution seemed to be to open the artery with angioplasty and stenting (or to bypass it) to improve blood flow. But, as Dr. Agatston notes in his book — and as the latest studies confirm — the plumber's approach is outdated and inaccurate.
"While the great majority of patients are presently being treated according to this plumbing model, the treatment of the future belongs to doctors who I characterize as 'healers,'" says Dr. Agatston. "We now know that most heart attacks occur when a soft, cholesterol-rich plaque bursts, resulting in the formation of a blood clot that suddenly blocks the flow of blood to the heart. These soft plaques occur in the lining of the artery wall, not in the artery itself, which is why merely opening up a blocked artery will not prevent a heart attack or stroke," he explains.
"The healer's approach that I present in The South Beach Heart Program is an aggressive prevention model that focuses on reducing the amount of soft plaque in the artery walls and improving the health of the arteries so that plaques do not form in the first place. Doctors who practice the healer's view, myself included, recommend a heart-healthy diet, regular exercise, advanced diagnostic testing to detect heart disease in its earliest and most treatable stages, and lifesaving medications," he says. This noninvasive approach was found to be more effective than stents in the latest study.
"I'll let you in on a big secret," says Dr. Agatston. "Physicians who practice aggressive prevention have seen heart attacks and strokes practically disappear from their practice. It's that simple — this approach can literally prevent heart attacks and strokes and save lives. My goal in writing The South Beach Heart Program was to speed the pace of the cardiac prevention revolution currently taking place in this country." To that end, Dr. Agatston has performed pioneering work in noninvasive cardiac imaging that has resulted in computerized tomography (CT) scanning methods and measures that bear his name: the Agatston Score and the Agatston Method, which are used to screen for atherosclerosis — and are recognized worldwide. The Agatston Score derived from the CT scan is the single best predictor of your risk for a future heart attack.
According to Dr. Agatston, studies like this continue to lend support to a noninvasive, aggressive prevention approach. "All of the latest research and evidence suggests that we already have the tools and knowledge to prevent the majority of heart attacks and strokes. Now we just need to put these methods into practice — and start saving more lives."
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A recent study, presented at the American College of Cardiology meeting and published online in the New England Journal of Medicine, March, 2007, has raised questions about whether the majority of people treated with a popular invasive procedure to reduce chest pain actually need the surgery. This study is turning up the spotlight on noninvasive prevention rather than surgical intervention, just as Dr. Arthur Agatston, preventive cardiologist and author of The South Beach Diet® does in his FEATURED SPONSOR
latest book, The South Beach Heart Program. According to Dr. Agatston, who has been practicing aggressive prevention for many years, "this study is further evidence that we have been doing too much intervention and not enough prevention."
Following a trial involving more than 2,280 patients, researchers concluded that the use of surgical angioplasty and stenting (coupled with medication) provides no long-term advantage to a patient over a preventive treatment plan that includes appropriate medication, diagnostic testing, and lifestyle improvements. This news has stirred up controversy among the medical community. Over the past three decades the use of invasive angioplasty and stenting — a two-part procedure that involves manually opening a blockage by inflating a balloon at the end of a catheter and then using a wire tube to "prop open" the once-blocked artery — has become the initial strategy in the treatment of stable coronary artery disease. In fact, recent data indicate that more than 1 million coronary stent procedures are performed in this country each year, and nearly 85 percent of these procedures are elective. This finding comes as no surprise to Dr. Agatston, who says that for nearly three quarters of the patients who undergo stenting — those with stable heart disease — it may be unnecessary. According to Dr. Agatston, elective angioplasties and stents almost never prevent heart attacks. Practicing aggressive prevention is the more effective approach.
Dr. Agatston likens this invasive approach for managing heart disease to a plumbing model. In The South Beach Heart Program, he explains that doctors formerly believed that the gradual growth of plaque narrowed the arteries and, thus, reduced blood flow to the heart. Eventually, a clot would develop, resulting in a heart attack. The logical solution seemed to be to open the artery with angioplasty and stenting (or to bypass it) to improve blood flow. But, as Dr. Agatston notes in his book — and as the latest studies confirm — the plumber's approach is outdated and inaccurate.
"While the great majority of patients are presently being treated according to this plumbing model, the treatment of the future belongs to doctors who I characterize as 'healers,'" says Dr. Agatston. "We now know that most heart attacks occur when a soft, cholesterol-rich plaque bursts, resulting in the formation of a blood clot that suddenly blocks the flow of blood to the heart. These soft plaques occur in the lining of the artery wall, not in the artery itself, which is why merely opening up a blocked artery will not prevent a heart attack or stroke," he explains.
"The healer's approach that I present in The South Beach Heart Program is an aggressive prevention model that focuses on reducing the amount of soft plaque in the artery walls and improving the health of the arteries so that plaques do not form in the first place. Doctors who practice the healer's view, myself included, recommend a heart-healthy diet, regular exercise, advanced diagnostic testing to detect heart disease in its earliest and most treatable stages, and lifesaving medications," he says. This noninvasive approach was found to be more effective than stents in the latest study.
"I'll let you in on a big secret," says Dr. Agatston. "Physicians who practice aggressive prevention have seen heart attacks and strokes practically disappear from their practice. It's that simple — this approach can literally prevent heart attacks and strokes and save lives. My goal in writing The South Beach Heart Program was to speed the pace of the cardiac prevention revolution currently taking place in this country." To that end, Dr. Agatston has performed pioneering work in noninvasive cardiac imaging that has resulted in computerized tomography (CT) scanning methods and measures that bear his name: the Agatston Score and the Agatston Method, which are used to screen for atherosclerosis — and are recognized worldwide. The Agatston Score derived from the CT scan is the single best predictor of your risk for a future heart attack.
According to Dr. Agatston, studies like this continue to lend support to a noninvasive, aggressive prevention approach. "All of the latest research and evidence suggests that we already have the tools and knowledge to prevent the majority of heart attacks and strokes. Now we just need to put these methods into practice — and start saving more lives."
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Yes pete it was full of smokers which is why i nearly chickened out i saw it through and didnt give in and little victorys like that and all the support are making it a little easier
Mac i am interested in diet but as i said before my first number one priority and hardest task is packing in the ciggarrettes and if i dont do that no diet is gonna help me even umwah must admit 80 fags a day was a bit excessive
I have been eating thai for 23 years and for 95% of that time according to doctors it was the healthiest foods to eat so i am still eating the same mrs sarge dream meals but in smaller portions and exercising until i am sure the fags are done with i shall carry on as is
Mac i am interested in diet but as i said before my first number one priority and hardest task is packing in the ciggarrettes and if i dont do that no diet is gonna help me even umwah must admit 80 fags a day was a bit excessive
I have been eating thai for 23 years and for 95% of that time according to doctors it was the healthiest foods to eat so i am still eating the same mrs sarge dream meals but in smaller portions and exercising until i am sure the fags are done with i shall carry on as is
A Greatfull Guest of Thailand
Daily update
Yesterday was a real bugger i was ravenous all day mac if i had your book i would have probably doused it in ketchup and eaten it. I am presuming this hunger is because of no appetite suppressing fags anybody got any idea how long this goes on for
I am still smoke free and i did go to the local but did not stop as i could feel willpower slipping and felt retreat was a better way forward i will go again tonight same same but i will stop the weed as no1 priority and then the diet
ok time for my bike ride so be carefull if you see an overweight ATM on a pushbike
oh and by the way i have been of the beer for about 6 weeks now
Yesterday was a real bugger i was ravenous all day mac if i had your book i would have probably doused it in ketchup and eaten it. I am presuming this hunger is because of no appetite suppressing fags anybody got any idea how long this goes on for
I am still smoke free and i did go to the local but did not stop as i could feel willpower slipping and felt retreat was a better way forward i will go again tonight same same but i will stop the weed as no1 priority and then the diet
ok time for my bike ride so be carefull if you see an overweight ATM on a pushbike
oh and by the way i have been of the beer for about 6 weeks now
A Greatfull Guest of Thailand