Hi everyone,

I wanted to share with you this link to StrokeandAF, a resource website for Atrial Fibrillation.

Please let me know if the website has helped you. And if you’re a patient not familiar with AF, read Understanding atrial fibrillation.

Regards,

Dr. Rick Tytus

It’s a safe bet that virtually everyone in Canada knows smoking is bad for your health. Many years of anti-smoking campaigns, and widespread prevention programs in schools, the workplace and in the community, have driven the message home that smoking is deadly.

In Ontario alone, smokers account for a half million days of acute hospital care annually. Thirty-five Ontarians die each day from tobacco-related illness, tallying 13,000 premature and avoidable deaths each year. Fully one-half of all smokers will die from smoking-related diseases, including cancer, cardiovascular disease and lung disease.

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3 Hamilton Doctors, Dr.Walter Owsianik, Dr.Akbar Panju, and Dr. Richard Tytus were quoted in the following Toronto Star news article: Top 7 health concerns for men (June 17, 2010)

Secret Recipe!

Tastes how it looks!

1/3 cup Large Flake Oatmeal
1/2 Scoop Protein Powder
1 cup Boiling Water
1 Handful of Blueberries
1-2 tbsp. Ground Flaxseeds

In a Large Wide Mouth, Hot Food Thermos, add Oatmeal & Protein Powder.
Pour in Boiling Water & Stir Well with Fork.
Add Blueberries & Close Thermos.
Wait 30 minutes.
Open Thermos, Add Flaxseeds & Stir Well.
Ready to Eat!

~Mmmm, Yummy~

Dr. Tytus cannot recommend any particular brand of anything, but this is what he uses:

-Quaker Oats, must be Large Flake

-Weider 90% Chocolate Protein Powder 600g size, available @ WalMart

Whole Flaxseeds, which are ground fresh before use, or
can be purchased already ground.
Keep refrigerated or frozen to maintain freshness.

You can read my latest article written by myself and Dr. Martin Myers online at The Medical Post. I recommend it to anyone who would like to learn more about antihypertensive therapy.

Link: CARDIOLOGY: Antihypertensive therapy – The Medical Post

Even though the holiday season is upon us, it’s important to make sure that healthy eating doesn’t also go on vacation as well!

Here’s a few quick tips to make sure that your holiday season is a happy one for your waistline as well. (Read the rest)