tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post532847129435979791..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: GeneticsAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-85074550808187317802018-12-26T15:23:20.347-05:002018-12-26T15:23:20.347-05:00A friend of mine, an extremely fit endurance athle...A friend of mine, an extremely fit endurance athlete who competed in ultra-marathons and Ironmans, ate well and was moderate in his habits, suffered a fatal heart attack at age 53 while running. He had a family history of heart disease but died much younger than his father who suffered from congestive heart failure. Perhaps my friend would have lived longer if he had been less active, or perhaps not. There seems to be much that isn't known.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08111391338812214765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-65134298416420040432018-12-24T12:39:41.570-05:002018-12-24T12:39:41.570-05:00I see this a lot at work, cardiac nurse. Apparentl...I see this a lot at work, cardiac nurse. Apparently healthy, young (40s-50s) people who never smoked or did other bad things, suddenly keel over of a stroke or heart attack. <br /><br />That said, add in smoking or drugs and the numbers get a lot higher, fast. Diabetics have worse odds of everything. Tom Bridgelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13098048586042365606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-59056457588228249772018-12-21T20:18:06.968-05:002018-12-21T20:18:06.968-05:00I suppose that as long as you maintain it, the con...I suppose that as long as you maintain it, the conditioning required for athletics will keep your heart and lungs in better shape than otherwise. But we rely on lots of other organs too--I wonder if some of them _don't_ like too much stress.jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01792036361407527304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-15580717463635046082018-12-21T14:19:31.616-05:002018-12-21T14:19:31.616-05:00Our mothers and even grandmothers knew each other....Our mothers and even grandmothers knew each other. My aunt was a bridesmaid for his mother in 1950. Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-59953204016882378972018-12-21T12:27:25.272-05:002018-12-21T12:27:25.272-05:00A friend from BEFORE you were born? Are you twins...A friend from BEFORE you were born? Are you twins?Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-76360875159968399152018-12-20T23:43:20.064-05:002018-12-20T23:43:20.064-05:00I am thankful for being lucky in my choice of ance...I am thankful for being lucky in my choice of ancestors every day, as well as for the luck in which their DNA recombined in me. Donna B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16771075314473811594noreply@blogger.com