The Importance of Being Moderate in Doing Everything (draft)

The Importance of Being Moderate in Doing Everything

1. A lady died of crying broken-heartedly at the feet of tax-collectors at a farmer's market when she was asked to pay a heavy tax for selling her pig.

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The Importance of Moderation in Eating, Drinking

The Importance of Moderation in Eating and Drinking

1. A librarian newly retired from Queens Public Library died on her way back home on the highway after attending a dinner given by her former colleague. This happened about the year 1999.

2. British Minister of Finance Sir Somebody died in the British Embassey in Beijing at night following an evening banquet give by his Chinese hosts.

3. A miner in Tangshan before the earthquake of 1976 died after eating two mfried meat pancakes for breakfast. He should have been able to avoid this ttragedy by drinking one or two cup of water before eating the meat pancakes.

4. Xie Jin, the Famous film director, over 80, died in his hotel room in his hometown after the re-union dinner banquet with his classmates and hometown folks. He had drank and ate too much, doctors guessed.

5. Ma Ji, the cross-talk show actor, died in the morning between 9 to 10 o'clock. One of his closest friends disclosed that Mr. Ma ate noodle with fried bean butter with minced meat.

6. Hu Yaobang, the General Secrectory, ate too much for breakfast to prepare the political bureau meeting which was expected to be long, suffered a heart attack during the meeting. While in the hospital his conditiions improved a lot. But one morning after eating some watermelon, he died. The doctor said later that watermelon was good for the patient, but the nurse gave him too much.

7. Mr. Yang, A medical doctor and professor of a university Medical school in China, shortly after he came back from the countryside forced labor in the late 1970s, was very happy and excited at the welcome-back dinner with his friends, and drank and ate too much; consequently died at the dinner party. After he drank and ate for a while, he told his friends at the party that he felt dizzy and stomach uncomfortable; then he went to another room and lied on a couch sofa. His friends thought he needed a break, and did not take his complaint seriously. However, by the end of the party, his friends found him dead on the couch. After his death, the autopsy results: Acute pancreatitis(急性胰腺炎). To prevent such tragedies to happen, drink and eat moderately and know how much you can consume and stop drinking and eating when he feel half full. Also be active after eating, for example, walking is a best, even steping back and forth on the same location is good for the stomach and pancreas.

8. A Canadian marathon athlete drank too much water before the race and died during the race.

9. Uncle Gao Tiejun died after eating a nice and big dinner cooked by his nephew's wife. After eating he felt very uncomfortable in the stomach and walked in the courtyard of the nursing home in the evening; but he was found dead in the morning by the nursing home workers.

10. Father suffered a stroke after eating a beautiful and rich dinner cooked by his daugher-in-law and died a month later in the hospital .

11. Ke Qingshi, the former mayor of Shanghai, died of Acute pancreatitis(急性胰腺炎) after a banquet and he ate some peanuts in addition at night on 0/04/1965. The pancrea is the master holding your life and death opportunity after eating meals.

Here are simple ways to take control Heart Disease

In the US, heart disease is a leading cause of death for both men and women. This month, join millions nationwide to lower your risk for heart disease or manage a heart condition.

Here are simple ways to take control:

Keep a healthy diet. Eat plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole grains and lean meats. Avoid high-fat foods, such as cold cuts, whole eggs, regular butter or margarine and prepared salad dressing.
Choose low-fat or fat-free dairy foods, such as fat-free cheese, plain low-fat yogurt, and skim or 1% milk.

Limit your salt intake. Many frozen and canned foods are high in sodium (salt). Check food labels on these items for sodium contents.

Limit alcohol intake. Women should have no more than one drink per day. Men should have no more than two drinks per day.

Take steps to lower stress. Try taking a walk or listening to music.

If you are overweight, lose weight sensibly. Talk with your doctor about your weight and diet before starting a weight-loss program.

Exercise regularly. Try to exercise five days a week or more. Share your exercise plan with your doctor before starting a fitness program.

If you smoke, get help to quit!

If you live in New York State, you can call the New York State Smokers' Quitline at 1-866-NY-QUITS
(1-866-697-8487). If you are deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired, call the NY Relay Service at 711 (voice or TTY). If you live outside New York State, you can call the National Quitline at 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669).

Know Your Heart-Healthy Numbers!
At each doctor's visit, ask your doctor to check your:
Height, weight and body mass index (BMI). BMI is a number that tells you if your weight is healthy.
Blood pressure. A blood pressure reading shows if there is strain on your heart or artery walls. If your numbers are above normal (higher than 120/80 for adults), talk with your doctor about lifestyle changes and medicine that may help lower them.
Cholesterol levels. Follow your doctor's advice if you need to lower your cholesterol.
Take time to schedule and keep appointments with your doctor to talk about your risk factors and concerns. If your doctor prescribes medicine, remember to take it exactly as ordered.