[StBernard] LIFE SAVING INFO ABOUT ASPIRIN

[Westley Annis]

Very Important Information!

Just a friendly reminder - even if you already know!
Mayo Clinic - Aspirin is not a joke!
Dr. Virend Somers, a cardiologist from the Mayo Clinic who is lead author of
the report in the July 29, 2008 issue of the Journal of the American College
of Cardiology.


Most heart attacks occur in the day, generally between 6 A.M. and noon,
Somers said.  Having one during the night, when the heart should be most at
rest, means that something unusual happened.  Somers and his colleagues have
been working for a decade to show that sleep apnea is to blame.  

 

1.  If you take an aspirin or a baby aspirin once a day, take it at night.
The reason: aspirin has a 24-hour "half-life"; therefore, if most heart
attacks happen in the wee hours of the morning, the aspirin would be
strongest in your system.


2.  FYI, aspirin lasts a really long time in your medicine chest for years,
(when it gets old, it smells like vinegar). 

 

Please read on.


Here is something that we can do to help ourselves - nice to know.  Bayer is
making crystal aspirin to dissolve instantly on the tongue. They work much
faster than the tablets.  Why keep aspirin by your bedside? 

 

It's 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
mouth and swallow them with a bit of water.


Afterwards:
- call 911
- phone a neighbor or a family member who lives very close by
- say "heart attack!"
- say that you have taken 2 aspirins.
-  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, a life can be saved!  I have already shared the
information--will you?  PLEASE forward this message; it may save lives!