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["Lynda" <lurine AT softcom.net>]

My doctor's uncle-in-law died of a massive heart attack at 46.  He was a
marathon runner.  He didn't smoke, he was raised on a farm and was running
the same farm he was raised on, didn't eat packaged foods, didn't drink,
their farm was organic before organic had a name, he didn't eat junk foods,
he didn't eat all those foods that supposedly cause bad colesterol.  He got
plenty of exercise between training for marathons and triathalons and
working on the farm.  He'd had a physical the year before for a life
insurance policy.  His colesterol was off the charts.

Contrary to the beliefs of some, there is no one-size-fits-all in any aspect
of life.  Sometimes bad things happen and it isn't about any choice they
made.

Lynda
----- Original Message -----
From: Marie McHarry <mmcharry AT springnet1.com>

> Just to keep us all honest, stories like this are published.
>
> Genes are likely a lot more involved than we know at this time.
>
> Some people are 'immune' to exercise
>
> 10:45 02 December 04
>
> Public-health campaigns regularly plug exercise as a sure-fire way to
avoid
> an early grave. But that message may be too simplistic. For an unhappy
few,
> even quite strenuous exercise may have no effect on their fitness or their
> risk of developing diseases like diabetes.