Making Even One Positive Lifestyle Change Lowers Your Risk

Here is the latest photo of Shorty. He is doing well. He ate the Dandelion flower then continued on his walk. Well, not so much a walk as a carry but I'm still getting my steps in, just not as quickly as before. A walk with this puppy also involves a lot of pauses for chatting as people stop to admire him.


I found out today that the Maltese breed is over 28 centuries old. Talk about tried and true!



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There was an article recently in the Globe and Mail, life section. It listed at least eight lifestyle changes to help you avoid heart disease. In our case, to help prevent the recurrence of blockages and other symptoms after Heart Surgery.



The thrust of the article was that there are a lot of recommendations from your doctor and other health care team members of things you should do for your health, even if you only do one good thing it will have a positive effect.

We all know by now that we should:

• Quit Smoking
• Moderate Alcohol
• Get Daily Exercise
• Reduce Salt
• Eat more Whole Grains
• Control Our Weight

And on and on goes the list.

Here is the thing though, you don't have to do it all in a gulp. Just do something. Maybe try starting with one thing and include the others as you go along. Building on your successes slowly and surely until you find the balance that works for you.

As a fellow in my ninth month of recovery after Open Heart Surgery for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts, right now I feel like I will do whatever it takes to avoid having to go through this (or perhaps even worse) again. Knowing myself though, I suspect as I feel better and better my resolve to do all of the things on the list may weaken.

Which brings me back to the point. Doing something, even if it is only one thing on the list, is better than doing nothing.

Steps today: 10987