客人的故事之三：John Desmond之二

他问了我几个问题：
每晚睡觉前给你小孩读书重要吗？
平时和你小孩玩的朋友对她影响大吗？
你生活的社区对她成长重要吗？

我的回答当然是：YES

他却说，这些都不重要，重要的是你遗传给她的基因。基因决定一切。

天啊，这老头脑子真好用。希望我80多岁还像他一样聪明。

听说我们在准备养狗，他给我们送来他的养狗书。他家有两只狗。他告诉我什么样的狗才是最适合自己的。大小/品种/毛色/习性/。


下面是母亲节他发给我的邮件。

See attached file(s)HEART DISEASE AND DEPRESSION ARE INEXITICALLY LINKED. If a person with depression does have a heart attack, the mountain they have to climb in order to be successful in their rehabilitation tends to be longer and steeper than someone without depression. Depression can really sap your motivation-even getting out of bed in the morning is difficult. Heart disease has both physiological and psychological affects. The best thing to do with a minor depression is to exercise. Anger is another problem in heart disease. A quick temper and being easily annoyed don't help. The SSRI medications (selective serotonin uptake inhibitors) e, g, PROZAC - effective for depression are safe to take in heart patients.
There may be more than one factor that may add to the problem. E.g. diabetes, obesity. All interact. Its not just one plus one. There are many ways motivational behavior, habits, self esteem and focus-all make it a daunting uphill struggle. This is why counseling is so important.
21% -- rate increase of obesity in young adults aged 25-34. The rate over the past 25 years has risen 9%. The rate of obesity in adolescents aged 12-17 has tripled and is climbing every year. The rate of obesity in schizophrenics has doubled. They are very likely to discontinue their medication, in fact 13 times more often due to their concern about weight gain. Effects of weight gain. Hypertension-arteriosclerosis-diabetes-cardiovascular disease and stroke-stigmatization-social withdrawal which further impairs the quality of life.
More than 2 million Canadians live with diabetes. Type 2 is amenable to diet and exercise. By 2010 the number will have increased to 3 million. In England that represents 6 million people and in the USA-30 million. In Canada over 200,000 may be unaware that they have the disease. Diabetes is a serious, chronic and progressive condition with links to depression, cardiovascular disease and other conditions as blindness and kidney failure. Our aboriginal population is three times as likely to develop diabetes than the general population. Signs and symptoms of Diabetes. Unusual thirst-frequent urination-weight change (gain or loss). Extreme fatigue-blurred vision-frequent and recurring infections which are very slow to heal-Tingling and numbness in the hands and feet-There can be no health without good mental health. For people with severe mental illness, poor physical health is attributed in part to unhealthy weight, not taking their meeds, poor nutrition and lack of exercise.