Monthly Archives: June 2010

QUITTING THOSE CIGARETTES FOR A HEALTHY HEART: FACE IT, YOU’RE ADDICTED!

Why is it so tough to quit smoking cigarettes? Over the years during my career as a medical writer I’ve had occasion to write about alcoholism and drug addiction and to visit rehabilitation centres. Talking with recovered and recovering alcoholics and addicts, I heard again and again that it was easier to give up the [...]

BEAT HEART DISEASE WITHOUT SURGERY: CASE HISTORIES AND

COMMENT- THE FIRST HISTORY Case history: V. T. (woman – aged 72)-I had my first heart attack while in Spain on holiday [this is a common pattern - why do we get sick on holiday?] After a few days’ rest I got myself home, went straight to bed and called the doctor. He thought I’d [...]