US ISSUE ISSUE 2 • MAY - AUG 2019 US $4.25 YOUR LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE FOR HEART HEALTH NOW PLAYING: HUNGER GAMES Malnutrition affects 35% of mankind are you in danger too? 10 20 28 34 55 Risk Factor Chronic An active life at the Our Chef Recommends: Nature´s Medicine Inflammation: Defense amazing age of 102 Spring to Life with a Cabinet: Cayenne Pepper System Gone Rogue Fresh Start Captain Ward Bob Switzer invented Richard A. Amiello Invention of the invented neon colored paint for marked life-saving cork lifejackets safety vests K-15 Kevlar Vest sternum support vest 1865 1930 1975 2008 For centuries man has been striving to increase security, reduce pain and improve the quality of life. 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With a passion for care and a drive Products for postoperative for excellence Posthorax has taken on the challenge, providing the cardiac patient care. clinically proven, award-winning Posthorax Sternum Support Vest for patients a er cardiac and thoracic surgery. www.posthorax.com 4 CARDIAC BULLETIN 10 28 39 62 20 6 34 55 Pictures (Title and this side): © freshidea/stock.adobe.com © Alenavlad/stock.adobe.com © NOBU/stock.adobe.com © LIGHTFIELD STUDIOS/stock.adobe.com © Paweł Michałowski/stock.adobe.com © dbvirago/stock.adobe.com © Jan Regan CARDIAC BULLETIN 5 IN THIS ISSUE Live better with Our Chef recommends: 06 34 Spring to Life with a (Grand) Children Fresh Start 7 simple ideas for more harmony in your family Recipes 48 For our recommended menue 10 Now playing: Hunger Games 35% of hospital patients are at risk Nature´s Medicine of dangerous complications due to 55 undetected malnutrition. Cabinett Chayenne Pepper 20 Defense System 62 A Fortunate Stroke gone Rogue of Serendipity Risk Factor The Story of The Posthorax® Chronic Inflammation Sternum Support Vest 28 The Chronicles 67 Subscribe! of Coppola How to get your Cardiac Bulletin An active life at the to your front door amazing age of 102 67 Imprint CARDIAC BULLETIN 6 LIVE BETTER WITH 7 simple ideas for more harmony in your family (GRAND) CHILDREN 1. Treat your children with respect and dignity. Would you like to be talked to in a con- descending manner or to be ordered around with undisguised annoyance? How do you feel, when someone underestimates your intelligence? Let us be honest, you are likely to end up resenting or pro- testing such treatment. Young persons are quite aware of their dependence on the adults in their lives. They need our help to gain control over their body, learn our lifestyle and language and acquire the skills to handle the equipment for life’s necessities. The endeavor requires our continued goodwill love, attention, assistance and guidance. There is no necessity whatsoever to address children with an incomprehensible baby language, haphazard commands or desperate attempts to control. They are sentient beings, responsive to love, appreciation, respect and kindness. Stable affection, care and patience go a long way. As a result they will return our love and respect, rather than incidentally spilling their milk or interrupting our coffee break. © LIGHTFIELD STUDIOS/stock.adobe.com 7 CARDIAC BULLETIN 2. Allow children to decide for themselves and give them choices, (GRAND) CHILDRENwhen possible. Make their environment safe enough, so they do not get hurt exploring it. Store your breakable items and childproof your home, and you will not have to make them anxious about getting hurt. (When my three year old son insisted on using a knife to help me cook, I used to give him a butter knife and have him “chop” cucumbers for our salad. His feeling LIVE BETTER WITH of pride and accomplishment was price- less – and today he is a fantastic hob- by chef!) Confidence is an im- portant commodity in any area of life. CARDIAC BULLETIN 8 3. Designate a certain time period of the day or week, when you allow your little one to decide your actions. Let your child invite you to a place of his/ her choice (their room, the park, the play- ground) and have him/her boss you around as they please for the agreed upon time span. In early years this practise might have you discover a hidden talent of building Legos or playing Crazy bones. Later on, my teenage son used to opt for giving him company watching late-night boxing fights. Now it is my turn for pride, as he taught me to appreciate and gain some knowledge about the sport. Nevertheless, next time you need some cooperation from your child, it might be much easier to obtain. 4. Give your children the freedom to own their possessions without interference. How would you feel about your hus- band/wife constantly telling you to be careful of the ring or watch they gave you? Does it feel like an infringement on your free- dom if someone else tries to tell you what to do with your things? A child has similar experiences with us. He or she might even resent possessing things, if we cause them to associate posses- sions with being controlled. So they destroy their doll or their toy car. Or they cut up a piece of their clothing. Don’t we throw or give things away, when WE don’t like them anymore - not when we are told to? © blantiag/© mangpor2004/stock.adobe.com CARDIAC BULLETIN 5. Determine a stable code of conduct. Life requires understanding to 9 feel secure. An invariable set of basic rules gives your child prediction of the consequences of his/her actions. Do not waver, unless reason requires to make adjustments. Let them know, that in order to do your job well, you need them to respect the things which are important to you. If grown ups did not have privileges, children would lack incentive to grow up. 6. Give them competence. Success in life requires thousands of skills. Observe your children and see what they are trying to do or have an interest in. Embrace their eagerness to learn. Help them to acquire the skill for what they are trying to accomplish. Instruct them, have them practise until they feel confident. Give them praise and let them be in charge of their newly acquired skill and ability. It keeps them active and focuses their in- terest on their own activities and the world around them, rather than touch screens and virtual realities. 7. Let them contribute to you, the family and others. A child has so much to give! Accept his/her attentions for you. It may start with a funny gesture to entertain you with, affection, the carefree spirit of youth, or a breakfast cooked for you on Sunday morning. (I still count a box full of cutest crafts-objects, a portfolio of precious drawings and paintings, as well as many memories of adorably prepared coffee and scrambled eggs among my most prized possessions!) Let your children assume responsibilities and praise them (even for the attempt!). Explain how the family works and operates and what is needed from them. Allow them to be in charge of some family necessities. Confidence in one’s value is the only security in life. 10 CARDIAC BULLETIN NOW PLAYING: HUNGER GAMES 35% of hospital patients are at risk of dangerous complications due to undetected malnutrition. hen the subject of suffering from hun- ger comes up, our hearts immediately go out to the 2 billion of the world´s population, who are struggling with malnutrition and the 800 million people subjected Wto suffering from actual hunger. We deem them ex- clusively in third world countries, war zones and cri- sis- or catastrophe-stricken areas. © freshidea/stock.adobe.com CARDIAC BULLETIN 11 12 CARDIAC BULLETIN ithin wealthy industrial nations and their well established, refined social service structures, these types of problems do not exist. Alas, the Wassumption is far from the truth! The World Health Organisation estimates 33 million Europeans being at risk of malnutrition, seniors and sick persons making up the majority of the afflicted group. Germany alone has 1.5 million adults suffering from so called hidden hunger. In economically prosper- ous countries nutritional imbalances are a predominant cause for this form of chronic hunger. Deficiencies of essential nutrients, such as omega 3 fatty acids, iron, iodine, zinc or vitamin A, can prompt a host of serious health consequences. Initial symptoms may go unno- ticed, as most of us tend to consider tiredness, lack of drive, lack of concentration and weakness just part of lifes usual travails. Given a continued condition of un- detected malnutrition, the body´s immune system gets weakened and recovery time for illness and injury gets unduly prolonged. Unaware of the underlying causes, the traditional medical approach focusses on treatment of the symptoms, while the core problem lingers and grows bigger. In extreme cases, vitamin A deficiency can lead to blindness, lack of zinc may ultimately cause stunted growth and increased risk of infection. A con- dition of hidden hunger can impact entire geographical zones, as inadequate dietary habits or limited availabili- ty of healthy nutrients are bound to affect their popula- tion in terms of health and productivity.