Fighting Coronary Artery Disease is every bit as real a fight as
anything we can ever experience on the mats.As a coronary bypass
surviver I can tell you that prevention is immeasurably better than
cure. Coronary Artery Disease sometimes referred to as Coronary Heart
Disease is a condition that slowly manifests itself in our lives. Those
of us who make it to medical intervention are the lucky ones. We get a
second chance to live,and with that, a chance I believe, to make a
difference in our own lives, and the lives of our family and the wider
community. CHD, affects not only the sufferer, but also an extended
group of people. As martial artists one of the great benefits of our
programs is good health. Perhaps alongside that we might consider
"Illness Prevention". While this concept may cover a multitude of
issues,and we will no doubt cover these, right here I'm going to focus
on Heart Defense. I have, in keeping with the structure of an ongoing
curriculum highlighted six"Attacks" of CHD. These may be looked upon as
six methods by which CHD may "assault" us. Where there are six attacks,
we have naturally six "Counters".
Perhaps
these "Attacks" and "Counters" may be included in your curriculum.
Suggestions might be to include these elements as part of a six week
defense course. Or, one could expand on them in your regular
classes,each ascending rank devoting more time to understanding,
researching and developing methods to ultimately give everyone of us a
fighting chance against this disease.I have linked each "Counter" to
various information sources. I will elaborate more on these as this
project progresses.
Attack # 1 : Ignorance
Attack # 2 : Sedentary Lifestyle
Attack # 3 : Bad Diet
Attack # 4 : Excessive Alcohol
Attack # 5 : Smoking
Attack # 6 : Stress
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