Health&Wellness Magazine February 2015 | Page 5

From the Editor STAFF WRITERS: Curt Davies Angela S. Hoover Jean Jeffers Thomas W. Miller Ph.D. ABPP Annette Racond Jan Ross Charles Sebastian, MA, MS, LMT Doris Settles Dana Sizemore Tanya J. Tyler COLUMNISTS/GUESTS: Dr. Wesley Johnson Family Practice Associates of Lexington, P.S.C. Fiona Young-Brown Editor, Health&Wellness Magazine Each year when I visit the Kentucky State Fair, I am always struck by the odd contradiction before my eyes: the crowds of people, many overweight, some morbidly so, strolling past the health booths¸ eagerly munching on a selection of deep-fried “foods” that make me cringe. Battered Twinkies, donut cheeseburgers, if it can be battered and deep-fried, preferably filled with cheese or chocolate or both, all the better. “But it’s the State Fair! It’s just once a year!” Is it? One only has to look at the proliferation of fast-food joints and the constant desire for cheap food (in both monetary and health terms) to understand why Kentucky leads the nation in heart disease. So this month we challenge you: what are you doing to improve your SAMPLER PUBLICATIONS: 06 From the Cover 07 How do you know if you are having a Heart Attack? 09 Fiona 11 Features Five Steps for Managing Heart Disease 08 Getting to the Heart of Device Trials 20 Marathon Running: The New Counseling for Couples? 21 Columns Artificial Heart Advancements 18 The Genetics of Heart Disease Knowing How to Spot When Someone is Having a Stroke 10 Eating Dairy and Heart Health ABOUT H&W Psychological Issues in Cardiac Care 12 INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE The Ornish Program 16 NEWS MAKERS 24 Budget Friendly: Five Ways to Save in 2015 23 Health&Wellness Magazine can be found in 20 central Kentucky counties and is distributed to over 90% of medical facilities, including chiroprator’s, eye doctor’s and dentist’s offices. You can also pick up your FREE copy of Health&Wellness at most grocery and convenience stores as well as many restaurants throughout Central Kentucky. ADVICE FROM YOUR LOCAL DOC Lowering Your Cholesterol 25 34 Nurture Yourself: Why Valentine’s Day Can Be a Heartbreaker FOOD BITES: Cherries February is National Cherry Month 29 My One and Only: Top Picks for Valentine’s Day 38 POLITICS OF HEALTH 31 All about Gout 41 YOUR FITNESS COACH Start Kettlebell Swinging to Heart Health 33 The Daniel Plan: Is it the Right Plan for You? 36 Delirium: What it Means for Patients and Caregivers 37 Thirteenth Annual Grandparents Conference March 19, 2015 39 Health and Marriage 40 Hidden Chagas Disease Increasing in United States 44 Some Doctors Question if Statins Are Worth the Risks For advertising rates and to find out how to get YOUR article published: 859-225-4466 e-mail [email protected] Download the media kit at www.samplerpublications.com © Copyright HEALTH&WELLNESS Magazine 2015. All rights reserved. Any reproduction of the material in this magazine in whole or in part without written prior consent is prohibited. Articles and other material in this magazine are not necessarily the views of Health&Wellness Magazine. Health&Wellness Magazine reserves the right to publish and edit, or not publish any material that is sent. Health&Wellness Magazine will not knowingly publish any advertisement which is illegal or misleading to its readers. The information in Health&Wellness should not be considered as a substitute for medical examination, diagnosis or treatment. Health&Wellness is a proud product of Sampler Publications, Inc. 5 heart health? That organ that keeps blood pumping around your body deserves a little more respect. It deserves some healthy food, some regular exercise, some more love. Don’t wait until you wake up in hospital from a “cardiac event”. Don’t let that be your wake up call. Make the changes before then. And make Kentucky a heart healthy state! INSIDE THIS ISSUE Willie B. Ray - Art of Strength Kettle Bell Gym a proud product of & [email protected] John A. Patterson MD, MSPH, FAAFP John Brokamp / Publisher Janet Roy / Director of Creative Services Kim Blackburn / Sales Representative John Hoffeld / Sales Representative Melinda Higgins / Sales Representative Austin Carr / Sales Representative February 2015 26 42 Departments Calendar of Events Medical Jobs from the pages of Magazine facebook.com/HealthWellnessMagazine Follow us and share your Health stories! DIGITAL Read the current issue of H