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This is truly harrowing. Diana Hardeman lived a healthy lifestyle, took care of herself, ate right. And then she had a stroke. Wow.
My right arm seemed no longer a part of my body. I couldn’t control it; it was limp at my side, like the worst dead arm you can imagine, but completely out of nowhere. My boyfriend was just coming to check on what time we are leaving and I exited the bathroom, slumped on the ground, and told him what was going on. Except I didn’t. I couldn’t. What I was saying in my head came out as gibberish. I could not get words out of my mouth. I felt stupid, even laughing at myself, saying, “It’s ok, it’s ok” to him, thinking it might just go away. But then the reminder that something was wrong set in again. In a whisper, I finally got out the words “call my dad.”
“lived a healthy lifestyle”
I think we need to stop saying that. It keeps changing every day what is health. We thought exercising would stop heart attacks- it doesn’t.
And this quote says she wasn’t:
“And I’ve heeded his advice my whole life, living a healthy, active, vegetarian lifestyle”
Humans need meat. Its not healthy to be without animal protein.
Well.. yes, no, maybe. As you said “It keeps changing everyday what is health”
The more we study the more we find It is all, almost all, genes really.
Health had nothing to do with it. She had a torn neck artery which had then developed a blood clot.
The moral is to live every day as if it’s your last.
Eating lots of grains (inflammation) lack of animal fats lots of omega 6 oils (margarine) What happened to Diana unfortunately was no accident. Sad
If you haven’t yet, watch the Ted talk by Jill Bolt:
http://www.ted.com/talks/jill_bolte_taylor_s_powerful_stroke_of_insight.html
I was just going to suggest the same person, Steven. I was unaware of her Ted Talk. Thanks.
nitpicking. whether you agree w/ vegetarianism in adults or not, eating foods low in sodium, artery-clogging cholesterol, and diabetes-inducing sugar, and being physically active are indeed hallmarks of a healthy lifestyle.
sitting in front of a computer all day and eating big macs and sodas, is not a healthy lifestyle. we all know this. we all know the difference between the two. adult vegetarianism is not the issue nor the concern.