I am very fortunate to be sitting here typing this diary.  Heart disease runs in my family.  My father died in his early 50's from a heart attack, and I lost my brother to a sudden heart attack on March 20.  I'm 66, and my brother was 63.  I've been thinking about writing a diary on this topic, and the death of Tim Russert makes this an opportune time.  There has been an excellent diary on heart attack prevention by MisterOpus1,   which I encourage you to read.
 MisterOpus1 diary

I would like to address the issue from a different point of view.  I firmly believe that preventive measures should be taken early.  Continue on to read what I think has helped me to stay out of trouble.

This isn't a joke.  Most discussions of UFO sightings focus on reported sightings and reactions of those who saw the object or objects.  If you consider yourself a rational individual with a good understanding of the physical world, actually having the experience of seeing a UFO can be a life changing event.  A recent poll on Daily Kos was very interesting.  About a third of us have advanced degrees.  I have a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering with an undergraduate degree in Engineering Physics.  I'm 65, and I've been a private pilot since the age of 18, and am used to looking at objects in the sky.  My wife, who also saw the objects is a Ph.D. clinical psychologist who testifies in court as an expert witness from time to time.  Our experience follows: