I'm now declaring that 2017 will be on Apollo Network: The Year of Heart and Health. The Health Forum will be the place to post ways to achieve self improvement, and every one can post on this theme throughout 2017.

Did you know before 1900 that heart attacks were rare events? Now heart disease is the top killer of First World Nations (614,000 per year in the US.) Isn't it ironic that too little or too much food will kill you? What happened in the 20th Century that brought this plague upon us? Consider:

-The ability to store food longer by refrigeration and freezing.
-Mass production of tobacco and a visual media to make smoking look macho or cool.
-Cars and mass transportation that reduced walking and horse back riding.
-Golf Carts and TV Remotes
-Television that brought entertainment to the home reducing the need to go out to find it.

These are some of the negative problems, but let us take a positive position. Instead of saying, "I'm not going to do this or that," let's just start asking, "Is this thing I enjoy so much good for me?" The answer to the question is the first step toward a better heart and health. Make this a number one goal of 2017. Start by clicking on Five Easy Things to Make Your Heart Strong