Omelet wrote:
> In article >,
> George Shirley > wrote:
>
>> SteveB wrote:
>>> Any here who are post CABG (coronary artery bypass surgery). Would you
>>> care
>>> to share your recipes and food practices with regard to cholesterol,
>>> coumadin, et al? Other tips or practices?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>
>>> Steve
>>>
>> Yeah, I'm 21 years off a single CABG, 14 years of three angioplasties,
>> and the same number of years diagnosed as diabetic. I don't take
>> coumadin and pretty much eat anything I want in moderation. I take
>> simvastin, generic Zocor, for chloesterol and it does a good job on 1.5
>> tablets per day.
>>
>> As a side note, most males in my family line die of heart disease, at
>> least in the nine generations I'm sure of. GGrandfather at age 24,
>> Grandfather at 58, father at 71. One uncle at 33, another at 76, and one
>> is now 94 years old but not able to function much.
>
> The question is, is it really genetics, or familial eating habits?

All of my doctors, who look at the family history, say it is genetic.
After having my carotids reamed I believe them. Had been on Zocor for
many years when the carotids clogged up. Then there's the 42 Transient
Ischemic Attacks and the 4 major strokes since 2000, been eating healthy
since 1987. I'm still kicking but not as high as I used to. <G>