Greetings from beautiful Turks and Caicos!
I fully realize how negligent I have been in updating this blog. It has been a good new year so far. I am fortunate to be on vacation right now.
Vacation is a time to take a break. But it doesn't mean all good habits go by the wayside.
I don't have any grueling 4 hour team bike rides or 17 mile trail run. But I did run barefoot on the sand for 30 minutes and took a boot camp class (which seriously pales in comparison to Barry's boot camp classes in LA)
And the buffet has lots of choices. I suppose one could load up with cheeseburgers and dessert, and I saw people doing that. My plate was mostly vegetables, some tofu, bean salad, and some spaghetti with tomato sauce. Though I did have a couple of mini Oreo cookies, it was still a healthy lunch.
There's an open bar too. The opportunity is there to be drunk all day. On my first day I had two cocktails. I will probably have one more today.
Vacation is not a time of pure decadence. It's about letting loose, but still maintaining some semblance of our healthy lifestyle.
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Tuesday, April 2, 2019. 12:45 pm. Providence Holy Cross Medical Center, Continuing Medical Education lecture.
Cardiologist, Vegan, Ultra-Marathon Runner and Ironman Triathlete.
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MY NEW OFFICE --
18663 Ventura Blvd, Suite 202, Tarzana CA 91356
818-938-9505
Heather Shenkman, MD FACC
- VeganHeartDoc
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- I am an Interventional Cardiologist practicing in the Los Angeles area. I believe that lifestyle -- including diet and exercise -- are crucial parts of our health and well-being. Here, I share my insights on medicine, ideas and information about vegan diets, and my triathlon training adventures.
About Dr. Shenkman
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18663 Ventura Blvd, Suite 202Tarzana, CA 91356
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Monday, April 1, 2019. 7:30 pm. South Bay SDA Church, 16 Day Health Challenge.
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- Statins for Primary Prevention -- My Thoughts
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- My Experience as a Patient -- SVT
- Worst Race Ever
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- Ironman Lake Placid -- Pictures
- Ironman Lake Placid -- Race Report
- Article About Me (from company newsletter)
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Heather Shenkman MD FACC
18663 Ventura Blvd, Suite 202, Tarzana CA 91356
3 comments:
Hello,
I read a previous post you made regarding your SVT experiences. I commented on that post. I'm glad to have run across your blog and link you on mine. I'm looking forward to reading through the rest of your blog. I had my 4th SVT yesterday, and my husband just had to antiograms in the last two months. We are also vegans, following the Reverse Heart Disease diet. I have been bouncing between Dr. McDougall's, plan and being an almost vegetarian having meat once per week for 16 years. I didn't start feeling healthy until I fully committed to the low-fat plant based diet. My husband, has not been as strict as I, having meat once a week. That was enough to block two arteries. His story is on my blog http://www.coronarychronicle.blogspot.com
Our cardiologist, Enrico Martin, is also a vegan and very supportive my husbands change to low-fat plant based vegan.
Take care and thanks for posting your experiences.
Debbie
Thanks for sharing your experiences. Really a help for me.
Dickenson Heart Doctor
Dr. Shenkman,
Have you ever noticed the connection of an irritated stomach and your SVT episodes? After having my 4th episode in three months, I am starting to notice a trend. I have celiac's disease, and the days I have had my SVT's, without fail, I have felt like I have been glutened. I wrote about it on my blog...
http://www.coronarychronicle.blogspot.com
Debbie
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