GRAND Magazine - Summer 2022 - 12
ask dr. gramma karen
Healthful habits
could save your life
BY KAREN L. RANCOURT
hen I took that phone call
from Anita, I was so surprised
that I couldn't speak.
Anita is our neighbor and a dear
friend in the condominium in Florida
where my husband and I live in the
winter. In the summer, where we were
when this phone call came in, we live
at the Jersey Shore with our daughter,
son-in-law, and two grandsons. (Lucky
us, but that's another story.)
When I saw it was Anita calling, I was
all bubbly.
Me: " Hey, girlfriend! It's great to hear
from you! "
Anita: " I didn't want you to hear this
from anyone else. I had a heart attack. "
Anita? Heart attack? No. Just not
possible. Anita is one of the most
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health-conscious people I know: she
is a competitive swimmer, a bicyclist, a
faithful adherent to healthful eating.
Plus, she had none of the lifestyle
factors that increase one's risk of a
heart attack:
* Lack of physical activity.
* A diet high in sodium, sugar, and
fat.
* Smoking or tobacco use (including
smokeless or chewing tobacco and
vaping).
* Drinking too much alcohol.
* Drug abuse.
During that initial phone call and
over the following weeks, I asked Anita
many questions about her heart attack,
including these three:
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