Issue link: https://cp.revolio.com/i/474241
Mission Statement: Educate, empower and enable you to discover your personal path to preventative medicine and lifelong optimal health! In This Issue Heart disease affects 81 million Americans and is the culprit in one of every two deaths in the U.S. Most people think they are not at risk if they control their cholesterol and blood pressure, but are not aware of other major risk factors. The good news is, with the right information and action, you may prevent a heart attack or stroke, even if they run in your family. From the Desk of our Executive Editor - Abby Sayler Table of Contents Page 4 | Abby's Magazine - www.AbbysMag.com Abby's Magazine www.AbbysMag.com EXECUTIVE EDITOR: Abby Sayler ASSISTANT EDITOR: Victor Karydis MANAGING EDITOR: Peter Kaye Karydis DESIGN DIRECTOR: Elizabeth Kimball ASSISTANT EAST COAST: Jessica Coleman Darlene Housefield ASSISTANT WEST COAST: Stacy Kaye Karydis PHOTOGRAPHY & ILLUSTRATION: Stacy Kaye Karydis DIGITAL EDITOR: Peter Kaye Karydis WEB DESIGN & HOSTING: Infoswell Media ASSOCIATE DIGITAL EDITOR: Rob Thompson Date of Publication: March/April 2015, Volume 3 Issue 2 Abby's Mag is published six times a year (every other month) by Abby's Health and Nutrition and Abbys Mag: 14374 N. Dale Mabry Tampa, FL 33618 P: (813) 265-4951 Via e-mail: Peter@AbbysMag.com To be notified about the latest issue of Abbys Magazine send an email to: Info@AbbysHealthAndNutrition.com Subject line: "Add me to Abbys Magazine email list." We do not make our mailing list available to other companies. The health content in Abby's Mag is intended to inform, not prescribe or advise, and is not meant to be a substitute for the advice and care of a qualified health care and/or health nutrition professional. We appreciate your comments and feedback, send by email to: Peter@AbbysMag.com Cover Photograph by: Skypixel 3 – New at Abby's 5 – Ask Abby 6 – The Chi Family Secret 7 – Assess Your Heart Attack and Stroke Risk 10 – A Heart Healthy Hobby 14 – From Our Café 16 – Preventing Strokes and Heart Attacks 18 – Debunking the Cholesterol Hoax 24 – The Fire Panel: Simple Tests to Check for inflammation 32 – Do Dogs and Cats have Strokes and Heart Attacks? 34 – Hidden Risks Factors for CVD 36 – Are you Headed for a Heart Attack or Stroke? 38 – How Inflamed are your Arteries? 40 – Ways to Boost your Heart Health 44 – Tests that Check for Blockages