Lemmy Quotes

I've had people in the family, male and female, impacted by heart disease. But people can prevent it.

I have learnt a lot about my body since my heart attack. I don't drink as much now as before.

They told me that I had a leaky valve, which is something that is certainly not life-threatening. It's common and it's something that had I not known about it, would I have lived? Sure. But it's something that I think is important to know, especially as I get older and given that I have heart disease in my family.

I don't have the best family history heart-wise, so I really try to keep my heart strong.

I think I was able to survive five heart attacks because I never postponed going to the hospital when something didn't feel right.

Tell your friends to get their hearts checked.

Every chef I know, their cholesterol is through the roof. And mine's not so great.

Breast cancer is being detected at an earlier, more treatable stage these days, largely because women are taking more preventive measures, like self-exams and regular mammograms. And treatment is getting better too.

I am an advocate for going to the doctor and going every year. I make sure that part of the checkup is spent talking about my heart with my doctor, and getting my numbers checked, and discussing the results. And I make sure that I understand the answers to my questions.

I say eat fast and die young.

If you knew you could change your lifestyle and diet and avoid heart disease and other things, you should do it.

I saw many people who had advanced heart disease and I was so frustrated because I knew if they just knew how to do the right thing, simple lifestyle and diet steps, that the entire trajectory of their life and health would have been different.

Awareness about heart disease has got to be raised.

Don't worry about your heart, it will last you as long as you live.

I realized not long ago that by the time I leave this Earth, no matter when it is I will have officially only spent approximately 14 years of my life where I did not have to deal with cancer.

I've become a representative of the American Diabetes Association, and then I just became national spokesman for the American Heart Association for a campaign called The Heart of Diabetes, which brings the awareness of cardio-vascular disease to diabetics.

I am overjoyed that I do not need a heart transplant at this time.

Heart disease is no laughing matter. After my father suffered a massive heart attack, I realized just how serious heart disease can be.

Most women do not realize that heart disease is the #1 killer of American women.

The importance of heart health became very real for me when my father died of heart disease seven years ago. Having experienced the loss first hand, I am inspired to do everything I can to break the cycle and prevent families from losing loved ones to this preventable disease.

I told him he'd have a heart attack a year ago, but unfortunately he lived a year longer.

Harvard University researchers found that women at high risk of heart disease who had a tablespoon of peanut butter five or more days a week appeared to nearly halve their risk of suffering a heart attack compared with women who ate one serving or less per week.

I have to admit I was dismayed when I found out 'type A' refers to a category of risk for heart disease - I thought it was just a nickname my mom gave me!

My brother and I both used to worry about dying at 40 because our father died at 40. That probably wasn't terribly rational, since my father led a rather unhealthy lifestyle, shall we say.

I'm concerned about heart disease. I've raised money to fight heart disease; my dad died of it.