Diet change and stress effects on heart

• by Bxpacer
• 2011-09-30 12:09:48
• Checkups & Settings
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I had my 6 month PM check today and was happy to see that I only had 1 episode recorded by the PM since my last visit on 3/31/11. This comes after a 3 month period where I had 90+ incidents. 2 and a half years ago, one of the leads of my initial pacemaker, which I got in 2006, pierced the wall of my heart and I had to go for emergency surgery to remove it and eventually have a new PM installed. Since recovering, I felt that I was never 100% until recently.

There have been some major changes in my life that I have taken in the last 6 months that I believe played a role. First, I changed jobs in April going from a position in a group where the culture was toxic to one where I am much happier. In addition, I also converted to a vegetarian diet and I have felt unbelievable since. I have more energy now than I remember having in years and it correlates to this dietary switch.

The reason I am posting this is to show that there are things we can do to improve our health. Of course, this should be done in addition to following the course of treatments our dr's prescribe. I recently read Dan Buettner's book, The Blue Zones, which discusses the lifestyle of people who live in places where many reach 100 and I have also been reading many books that describe the benefits of a plant based diet and I am convinced that they have positive effects on health.

Phil