Ira Ockene

Prevention-oriented cardiologist, nutrition, behavior change, community health, skeptic,

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Exercise without exercising number five: get a very big dog, train him badly, and walk him a lot.

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Those not vaccinating their children do not remember diphtheria, polio, smallpox, or any of the other "natural" diseases that killed kids.

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Thanks, Dan. Love you.
Dad

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Many people. Little space.

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We don't get angry when life gets a big too complicated - we ask where it went awry, and learn.

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Community Engaged Research http://t.co/Pk4w6xQyO1 via @sharethis

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@BigDiesel595 @irao Love you Dan. Thanks a million.
Papa

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Why Soap Operas May Help Fight Diabetes http://t.co/A5lZfwm7

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On WBUR Radio Boston today, 3 PM, talking about the Lawrence Latino Diabetes Prevention Program.

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LLDPP WBUR article:
http://t.co/8JHqjTKa

Boston Globe article:
http://t.co/RhndPGYU

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The Lawrence Latino Diabetes Prevention Program has bee published in AJPH.
http://t.co/4FTIuzgd

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Exercise without exercising #4
Disable the automatic garage door opener.

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@BigDiesel595
Nice to see u across the table.

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Amazing that folk's will quit smoking because it has become too expensive, but not because it might kill them! Shades of Jack Benny!

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Exercise without exercising? #3 Take the stairs. Malls have very nice stairways, but everyone takes the escalator. Why? http://ow.ly/IzXL

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Never go to a drive-up anything – get out of the car! Service inside that bank or doughnut shop will be faster anyway. http://ow.ly/IzXL

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Want to lose weight? Exercise without exercising?
#1 Throw out every remote control. Get off of the couch!

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Lowering triglycerides:
#2 Lose weight
#3 Cut out the alcohol
#4 Knock off the saturated fat

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to lower triglycerides #1
Cut out the sugar. A 12 oz Coke has 8 teaspoons of sugar!
http://www.umassmed.edu/healthyheart/triglycerides.aspx

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Most coronary disease totally preventable. Will give tips, one a day.
High triglycerides first.