What image popped into your mind when you saw the word
six-pack?
The first commercial six-pack container (shown below) was
brought to market in 1923 by Coca Cola to induce their
customers to take home more of Coke's delicious beverages.
You might be wondering what a Coca Cola six pack has in
common with a heart attack. This website is not about Coke,
(although I do enjoy one occasionally.)
This is about a very different kind of six-pack. A "six-pack
surprise" that could have led to my early demise.
The suddenness of the situation brought memories of Gomer
Pyle (Jim Nabors) during the 1960's Andy Griffith Show. When
Gomer encountered an unexpected problem he would shout out,
"Surprise, surprise, surprise!"
I'm
Gene Millen, a Heart Health
Coach and the owner of this website with my wife
Bernie. The first four decades of my business career were in
banking. Then in 1990, at the young age of 59, I received a
surprise that dramatically altered the course of my life.
2 My nutrition motto was "Life is uncertain, eat dessert first." Trans fats and sugar were my best friends.
3 My job as a community bank president was loaded with stress, which included dealing with bank directors, three diverse groups of bank regulators and several hundred shareholders.
4 I had the mistaken opinion that vitamins and other heart supplements would just give me "expensive urine." I hadn't learned that heart supplements such as omega 3 oils, hawthorn and CoQ10 were essential for energy and optimum heart function.
5 Cholesterol was a mystery to me, and my "doc" said it was "a little on the high side."
6 Although I didn't realize it at the time, I was headed
down a perilous path towards an early encounter with my
Maker. A fork in the road was looming ahead, and I needed a
guide to keep me from making a wrong turn that would lead to
a "dead end" destination.
Some questions for you to consider.
Do you understand the real risks which send you down the
road to a heart attack?
Are you certain that you know how to "stop a heart attack
before it stops you?"
Do you know the specific things you can do to dramatically
reduce your heart attack risks?
If you are not confident that you can answer "yes" to the
above questions wouldn't it be helpful to have an
experienced guide to lead you down the road to heart health?
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