An Aspirin a Day Keeps the Cancer Away

The Financial Times reported just a few days ago that taking an aspirin a day can cut your risk of dying from cancer by 25%.
The British medical journal, The Lancet, showed a drop in long term mortality from all kinds of cancer among patients who took small doses daily for five years.  It is thought that aspirin can help to prevent cancer by enhancing the ability of celss to repair damage to DNA.

Here's Your Healthy Tip of the Day:  this doesn't mean that all adults should run out tomorrow and buy bottles of aspirin, but consult with your primary care physician first and discuss the benefits of a daily dose of aspirin.

Aspirin and Heart Attacks

A patient of mine shared this with me yesterday and I thought I'd pass it on to all of you....
Here's Your Healthy Tip of the Day:

Why keep aspirin by your bedside?

About Heart Attacks
There are other symptoms of an heart attack besides the pain on the left arm.
One must also be aware of an intense pain on the chin, as well as nausea and lots of sweating, however these symptoms may also occur less frequently.
Note: There may be NO pain in the chest during a heart attack.. The majority of people (about 60%) who had a heart attack during their sleep, did not wake up. However, if it occurs, the chest pain may wake you up from your deep sleep.
If that happens, immediately dissolve two aspirins in your mouthand swallow them with a bit of water .
Afterwards :
CALL 911
- say "heart attack!"
- say that you have taken 2 aspirins..
- phone a neighbor or a family member who lives very close by
- take a seat on a chair or sofa near the front door, and wait for their arrival and.
~ DO NOT lie down ~
A Cardiologist has stated that, if each person, after receiving this e-mail, sends it to 10 people, probably one life can be saved!
I have already shared the information- - What about you?
Do forward this message; it may save lives!