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Das nicht-medizinische Geheimnis zur Vermeidung eines Herzinfarkts

Joerg Kuehn · Jun 30, 2020 · Leave a Comment

In den frühen 1960er Jahren entschied die Regierung der USA, eine wissenschaftliche Studie über Roseto in Pennsylvania zu finanzieren. Der besondere Grund dafür war die Tatsache, dass die Anzahl der Herzinfarkte in dieser Kleinstadt voller italienischer Einwanderer nur weniger als die Hälfte des Landes-Durchschnitts betrug. Bei ihrem Versuch, die Gründe für das geringe Risiko von Herzerkrankungen zu ermitteln, untersuchten die Forscher zunächst die Ernährung. Es stellte sich allerdings heraus, dass die Einwohner Rosetos eine besondere Vorliebe für Fleischbällchen und Würste hatten, die in Schmalz mit Hart- und Weichkäse gebraten wurden.

Nicht gerade eine Mahlzeit, die dafür bekannt ist, positive Auswirkungen auf den Alterungsprozess zu haben. Das konnte der Grund also nicht sein. Als nächstes sahen sie sich Alkohol- und Tabakkonsum an. Doch die Rosetaner liebten Zigarren und waren passionierte Rotweintrinker. Darüber hinaus arbeitete der überwiegende Teil der Männer in den umliegenden Schiefersteinbrüchen und atmete dort täglich staubgefüllte Luft ein.

Die Forscher standen vor einem Rätsel: Was hatte das Risiko für Herzinfarkte in Roseto so dramatisch reduziert? Die einfache und überraschende Antwort:

The Non-Medical Secret To Avoiding A Heart Attack

Joerg Kuehn · Jun 30, 2020 · Leave a Comment

In the early 1960’s, the US government decided to fund a study about Roseto, a remarkable small town of Italian immigrants in Pennsylvania. What made the town stand out was the fact that rate of hearts attacks was less than half the US average.

In their attempt to identify the reasons for the low risk of heart disease, the researchers first studied the field of nutrition. But it turned out that the Rosetans loved meatballs and sausages fried in lard with hard and soft cheeses. That could not have been the reason. Next they looked at smoking, but it turned out the people from Roseto loved their cigars. Also not the reason. After that, they analyzed their drinking habits, but it turned out they drank wine “with seeming abandon.” Finally, they looked into the working conditions, but most of the Rosetans were working in the surrounding slate quarries where they breathed dust-filled air..

So, what reduced the risks of heart attacks in Roseto so dramatically?

Der vielleicht wichtigste Lebens-Trick in Zeiten wie diesen?

Joerg Kuehn · May 27, 2020 · Leave a Comment

„Ihnen bleiben sieben Tage, um Ihr Grundstück zu räumen!“ Das waren die kurzen, aber folgenschweren Worte, die der Richter nach einem dreijährigen Rechtsstreit im Frühjahr 2013 an Moth und Raynor Winn richtete. Das Ehepaar hatte sich von einem engen Freund zu einem Investment überreden lassen. Die Sache ging schief und die Gläubiger beanspruchten nun ihr kleines Bauernhaus in Wales.

Moth und Raynor Winn konnten nicht glauben, was der Richter da gerade von ihnen verlangt hatte. In den zurückliegenden 20 Jahren hatten sie jede freie Minute in den Wiederaufbau der einstigen Ruine gesteckt. Es war der Ort, an dem ihre beiden Kinder aufgewachsen waren und an den sie noch immer in ihren Studienferien zurückkehrten. Freunde und Besucher kamen gern hierher, um ihre Sommerurlaube zu verbringen. Aber letztlich und vor allem anderen war das ihr Zuhause.

Das war nun alles dahin. Und tatsächlich waren Moth und Raynor Winn nur eine Woche nach dem abschließenden Richterspruch obdachlos. Es gibt Zeiten, in denen man denkt, es könnte nicht mehr auswegloser werden. Aber im Falle des Ehepaars Winn ging es doch noch weiter nach unten. Denn während sie schweren Herzens begannen, ihr Haus zu räumen, hatte Moth einen Arzttermin, an dessen Ende eine niederschmetternde Diagnose stand: Er litt an einer seltenen Gehirnkrankheit und die Ärzte gaben ihm lediglich noch zwei bis drei Jahre Lebenszeit.

Is this the most important life-hack in times like these?

Joerg Kuehn · May 27, 2020 · Leave a Comment

“You have seven days to vacate your property!” That’s what the judge told Moth and Raynor Winn in the spring of 2013 after a three year court battle. They had made an investment with a close friend of Moth’s. It went bad. Creditors were now claiming their small farm house in Wales.

Moth and Raynor could not believe the judge’s order. Together, they had built up the house and farm from a ruin over the last 20 years. It was the place where their two children grew up and still came back to on university breaks. It was a place where families came to stay for the summer as a countryside holiday. And most importantly, it was their home.

Seven days later, they would be homeless. There are times you think things can’t be any gloomier, but they can. Within the seven days, they had a doctor’s appointment and Moth was diagnosed with a rare brain illness. The Doctors gave him only two to three years to live. That’s how the book “Salt Path” begins, a true story of hope and fate that deeply touched me.

From handcuffs to a dream job – the power of setting boundaries!

Joerg Kuehn · May 25, 2020 · Leave a Comment

It was a Thursday evening in 2010 only a few days after her second daughter was born, when the police knocked on Peggy Chan’s door (name changed for confidentiality reasons). It turned out that her abusive husband had jumped bail and the police were searching for him with a warrant of arrest for Peggy. She was put in handcuffs and brought to the police station. She was released after the interrogation, conditional on her turning up on Monday for the court hearing, where she had to either provide her husband’s whereabouts, which she did not know, or pay a $20k bail fine. Peggy was devastated.

Her only way out was to ask her mother for help, despite not having a good relationship with her. Peggy’s mother agreed to help and saw how her daughter was being handcuffed and put in the docks on Monday. Peggy’s mother paid the $20k fine. After this incident, Peggy filed for divorce and had to move back in with her mother. This was far from easy. Her mother was a tough and strong-willed person and everything had to go her way. On the positive side, her mother pushed Peggy to further her education and so Peggy started a bachelor degree with an Australian university at the end of 2010 whilst working full-time in a customer service job and raising her two children as a single mum.

In 2013, shortly after she had completed her Bachelor degree, Peggy received the devastating news…

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