OT Did anyone see Oprah yesterday?

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In a message dated 3/28/2006 9:28:28 AM Pacific Standard Time,

sandpiperhiker writes:

 

It's called the Red Dress Project; please check it

out. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hearttruth/whatis/reddress.htm

 

 

Celestial Seasonings tea has a pin offer on their box flaps. I got a pin a

while ago, but I'll check out this site too. Thanks! AmyF

 

 

 

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For the ladies and those who love them:

 

I rarely watch tv in the afternoon, because I know that it usually

means I'll be sitting there sucked in too long... but yesterday was

her show on the single largest killer of women (more than the next six

reasons combined, and and average of 1 out of 2) - heart disease. If

you can watch it somehow, or at least read about the episode on her

webs site... it was extremely enlightening. Dr. Mehmet Oz was on (one

of the guys who wrote " You: the owner's manual " , which I highly

recommend by the way) was there, and they showed (yes, with preserved

organs) the various stages of cardiovascular disease, and talked about

a new noninvasive test, a 64 slice (I think) scan that can see exactly

what's going onin your heart at the moment...

 

I think the biggest thing that struck me, aside from the usual

warnings to " eat healthy " ... Dr. Oz mentioned several times, how when

we see the narrowing in the cardiac arteries... that also means you

have narrowing everywhere else - kidneys, brain, etc... While I'm not

dumb and certainly know that the heart isn't an isolated system - I

just never really thought about the rest of the body!!

 

In relation to this (which Oprah did not mention, shame on her) is an

attempt to raise awareness much the same way the pink ribbons do for

breast cancer. It's called the Red Dress Project; please check it

out. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hearttruth/whatis/reddress.htm

 

Ok, if you read this far - please don't think I'm preachin' at you!

Just wanted everyone to have the info!