If you're following the details, as they unfold, about the unexpected passing of Tim Russert, you're starting to hear that he suffered an occlusion to his left anterior descending (LAD) artery and that he suffered from asymptomatic coronary artery disease.
Add to Tim's passing, I just learned of my motorcycle mechanic - of age 32 - who just suffered a minor heart attack last week.
I urge you to revisit a diary I wrote in August 2007 about my heart attacks (at age 37 and 39) and to PAY ATTENTION to your health and your eating habits.
Maybe Tim's passing will bring to the forefront the need to force the FDA to set rules about partially hydrogenated oils - the very thing I believe is behind the decreased health of so many unknowing victims.
p.s.: You may have seen or may hear his doctor's interview where he stated that Tim just had a "stress test" and did very well on the treadmill. This is eerily similar in sound to my passing my stress test only to find the 80% occlusion we found after my persistence to have an angiogram.