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Dear readers,

PATRON

President S R Nathan

NATIONAL HEART COUNCIL

PresidentDr Richard Hu

Vice-PresidentsMr Sat Pal KhattarMr Lee Khoon ChoyMr Shaw Vee MengMr Arthur Tay

Chairman EmeritusDr Low Lip Ping

38th BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ChairmanA/Pro Terrance Chua

Vice-ChairmenDr Tan Yong SengMs Tan Lee Chew

Honorary SecretaryA/Pro Tan Huay Cheem

Assistant SecretaryMr Goh Chiew Seng

Honorary TreasurerMr Chong Chou Yen

MembersDr Chee Tek SiongDr Goh Ping PingMdm Koh Teck SiewDr May LwinDr C SivathasanMr N SreenivasanMrs Tan-Wee Beng YanDr Tham Kwang WeiDr Wu Dar Ching

Acting Chie Executive OcerMr Vernon Kang

Special AdvisorMr Tan Boon Chiang

Honorary AdvisorsA/Pro Koh Tian HaiMr Liak Teng LitMr Lim Soon HockA/Pro Lim Yean TengDr Lily NeoMr Tan Kin LianMr Wong Yew Meng

EDITORIAL BOARD

EditorMr Patrick Deroose

Assistant EditorDr K Gunasegaran

MembersDr Chee Tek SiongDr C Sivathasan

SecretariatMr Vernon KangMs Brenda MaderazoMs Woo May Yin

Patrick Deroose

love to read. Nothing is more relaxing than snuggling on the soa or swinging

n a hammock and reading a good book; hair raising thrillers, nail biting

uspense novels, thought-provoking poetry or enriching business books.

One o the 2008 business books worth picking up is Outliers. In the book,

Malcolm Gladwell writes about the research done by Steward Wol in the 1950s.

Wol and Bruhn had to convince the medical establishment to think about

ealth and heart attacks in an entire new way. They had to look beyond the

ndividual. They had to understand the culture he or she was part o, and who

heir riends and amily were, and what town their amily came rom. They had

o appreciate the idea that the values o the world we inhabit and the people

we surround our sel with have a proound eect on who we are.*

snt this what the Singapore Heart Foundation believes in rom its inception?What has changed over the last hal century? Not much. Over the years, we

roclaimed the message that heart-healthy living is a personal responsibility, but

hat as individuals, we cannot live in isolation. We infuence our surroundings

nd our surroundings infuence us. Thereore, it is critical that we keep pushing

he message that in order or a healthy living campaign to be successul, to

mpact lives, it must target the entire amily, the entire community.

Although men and women are equal as human beings, the impact on heart

ealth by the mother o the amily is probably bigger. Mothers are nurturing

he uture o the nation. We have to ensure that women in our society

nderstand the causes o coronary artery disease, recognise their own risk

role, acknowledge symptoms and are well-equipped to deal with coronary

rtery disease emergencies. We also have to recognise their uniqueness in

ody, in psyche, in social interaction and thus target research in gender specic

erms. This basic research will result in practical applications or diagnostics and

reatment that meet womens unique needs. This issue o heartline is dedicated

o heart healthy living or women. Enjoy it.

As part o our eorts to reach out to the community, I appreciate your eedback.

Write to me, share your thoughts.

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HOLD YOUR HEARTS,MUMS-TO-BE!

3Mar 09 - May 09

Pregnancy in heart disease is a rare condition but

can carry with it signiicant risks to the mother

and oetus. The prevalence o this condition is

ound in approximately one to ive percent o

pregnant women. The most common cardiac

conditions range rom congenital heart deects

like mitral valve prolapse (a disorder in which

the hearts mitral valve billows out and does not

close properly) to rheumatic heart disease.

With advances in surgical techniques or congenitalheart deects correction as well as the common heart

valve replacement procedures, more emales survive

their condition. Increasingly, the incidences o women o

childbearing age with cardiac concerns are on the rise.

Problems like pulmonary hypertension, Maran syndrome

(an inheritable disorder o connective tissue aecting

the cardiovascular system) and cyanotic congenital heart

disease (congenital heart deects res ulting in low oxygen

levels in the blood) orm the highest risk group.

Due to the low prevalence and complicated nature o

EDITORS NOTE

their cardiac conditions, it is thereore necessary that

these patients receive specialised care in pregnancy.

Cardiac Deects in PregnancyIn pregnancy, there are increased demands created by the

oetus as well as the hormonal changes brought about

by the pregnancy. This causes a signiicant increase in

the amount o blood pumped out o the heart (cardiac

output).

At rest, cardiac output will increase by 50% rom 4

L/minute to 6 L /minute in early pregnancy. During

labour, the cardiac output may rise urther due to pain

and exertion and decreases by within two weeks ater

delivery. As such, problems like palpitations (sensation o

ast beating heart) and high blood pressure are common

during pregnancy.

These problems, i untreated, may lead to maternal and

oetal complications. Up to eight percent o normal

gestations may be aected by hypertensive disorders in

pregnancy. Some patients with congenital heart deects

may be diagnosed or the irst time due to the hemo-

dynamic stresses o pregnancy.

Outliers. The Story o Success by Malcolm Gladwell, published by Little, Brown and Company, New York (2008) pg 10-11

ByDr James Yip, Senior Consultant andCardiac Nurse

Margaret Choong, National Uinversity Heart Centre

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Monitoring the Heart ConditionPregnant women may be at increased risk o

thromboembolism (complications caused by the ormation

o blood clots) due to hormonal eects, enlarging uterus

and reduced mobility. Thus, the issues o anticoagulation

or pregnant women with mechanical heart valves are o a

concern to the cardiologist.

The drugs used or thinning o the drugs must be careully

selected and kept at optimal levels during pregnancy,

as dierent drugs carry dierent risks. Other issues like

abnormal heart rhythms or high risks o having inection

in the heart (endocarditis) need to be watched closely as

well.

Female patients with a congenital heart deect carrya 2.5% to 18% risk o having a child with congenital

heart disease, ranging rom a simple lesion to a very

complicated heart abnormality. Some rare genetic

abnormalities have a 50% risk o transmission to the next

generation (Maran Syndrome and the 22Q11 deletion

syndrome a syndrome that aects the heart as well as

other bodily systems). Thus genetic counselling o the

patient and spouse should take place beore conception.

Specialised Care or Individual PatientsSome doctors are not amiliar with the changes that

a patient undergoes during pregnancy and the drug

therapies that can be employed. Even ewer are amiliar

with congenital heart disease. Many patients may have

been alsely led to believe that they should never conceive

due to risk to their and their osprings well-being.

The care and management o each patient is catered

according to the condition o the patient and will dier

rom patient to patient.

In conclusion, pregnancy in heart disease is rare and

needs special attention when it occurs. It needs to be

managed by a team o dedicated specialists, consisting o

the obstetricians, cardiologist, anaesthetist as well as the

neonatologist, who are amiliar with its care.

Who should seek advice1. All women with pre-existing cardiac conditions or

congenital heart disease. (Male spouses with congenital

heart deects can be reerred or genetic counselling)

2. Women with cardiac symptoms during pregnancy (like

palpitations, chest pain, breathlessness)

3. Women with hypertension during pregnancy

This article was irst published in L ieline, a quarterly newsletter

publication by National University Hospital (NUH). Lieli ne

provides useul inormation, ranging rom medical inormation to

new patient services at NUH.

5Mar 09 - May 09

Generally, women get heart disease much laterthan men, but not i they smoke, a new study by DrMorten Grundtvig rom Innlandet Hospital Trust inLilehammer, Norway revealed.

The study was conducted on 1,784 patients whowere admitted or a irst heart attack. Women inthe study had the irst heart attack at the age o 81i they did not smoke and at the age o 66 i theydid a dierence o 15 years. Men in the study onaverage had the irst heart attack at the age o 72 ithey did not smoke and at the age o 64 i they did a dierence o eight years. Ater adjusting or otherheart risk actors like blood pressure, cholesteroland diabetes, the researchers ound that dierence

or women is about 14 years and or men about sixyears.

According to Dr Silvia Priori, a cardiologist at theScientiic Institute in Pavia, Italy, the dierence wasnot minor and that women should realise that theyare losing much more than men when they smoke.

Dr Robert Harrington, a proessor o medicine andspokesman or the American College o Cardiologypoints out that the dierence in how smokingaects women and men is proound. Unless womendo not smoke or quit, they risk ending up with thesame terrible diseases as men, only at a much earlierage.

Dr Ruth Kam, the Research Committee Chairperson

o the Singapore Heart Foundation, says thatthe indings o the study were signiicant andhighlighted the importance o smoking as a riskactor, especially or women, as smoking negates allthe protective eects that emale hormones have onthe heart.

Dr Kam urther explains that smoking aects thecoronary arteries in a number o ways. The harmulchemicals like nicotine cause vessel spasm and toxicgases in cigarette smoke also impair endothelialunction, which are the cells lining the arteries.Smoking increases the clotting tendency o theheart, oxidises the cholesterol in the plaques andreleases hormones that cause platelets to clump

together and initiate the clotting process. All theseare events leading to complete obstruction o avessel which leads to heart attack. Women tend tohave smaller vessels than men and so perhaps thesenegative eects have a greater impact on them,she says.

In Singapore, there has been an increase in thenumber o smokers among women in the youngerage group. This is a cause o great concern as itis expected to result in higher incidence o heartdisease among women.

The National Health Survey revealed that theproportion o young emales aged 18-29 years whoare daily smokers rose rom 5.2% in 1998 to 6.6% in

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2004. Among these young women, smoking was most prevalent amongMalays (17%), compared to their Chinese (5.1%) and Indian (2.4%)counterparts.

Dr Goh Ping Ping, Chairperson o SHFs Go Red For Women (GRFW)campaign says: Cigarette smoking has always been a k ey risk actorour Go Red or Women Campaign wants women to be aware o. It isalarming that even locally, the proportion o emale smokers is on therise, especially young women in the 18 to 29 age group. Women start tosmoke as young as a mean age o 15 yea rs old. Given the many harmuleects o cigarettes on the cardiovascular system, this latest study alsotells us that cigarette smoking is even riskier to women than to men.Our GRFW campaign will continue to urge women who are non-smokersnever to start smoking; and or smokers to quit immediately.

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Dee Dee (Abidah Mahmood), the cheerul andcharming Go Red or Women (GRFW) Ambassadoror 2008/2009 o the Singapore Heart Foundation(SHF), shares her amilys close encounters withheart disease and stroke, her own emotional andphysical battle against her unhealthy weight, andher victorious journey to a healthy and conidenther today as a credentialed exercise physiologist cumnutritionist and 24/7 health advocate.

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During my school days, I was never active insports. Then, when I was working as a secretarywith Banque Nationale de Paris, I led a sedentaryliestyle. My time spent back then consisted mainlyo working in the oice and when I met up withriends, we would normally spend much o the timegetting together or ood.

I have always been a ood lover. My physicallyinactive liestyle together with the accumulation ocalories intake rom ood led to an increase in myweight.

What prompted you to have a healthyliestyle makeover?

My weight problem really aected mepsychologically and physically when my weightballooned to a hety 80 kg. With my height o only1.55 metres, I was grossly obese and I could not itinto my clothes. Each time I looked at mysel in themirror, I elt depressed and could not bear to see

my own relection. It became very embarrassingshopping or clothes because just trying to it into askirt at XXL size was very traumatic.

To add to my list o health problems, my knees couldnot support my excessive weight and I had a kneereplacement. My conidence was abysmal that therewere times when I reused to go out and avoidedmeeting people.

In desperation, I took a shortcut to losing weight,expecting or easy solution and instant gratiicationby popping slimming pills and pursuing ad diets.As a result, I suered rom health problems suchas gastric pain and I was always eeling lethargic,irritable and prone to sickness.

These ad diets also caused a yo-yo eect to mybody, leaving me with more at and less proteinthan I started o with and eeling even more out oshape than beore.

Then, I realised all these while that I had taken thewrong path. I eventually ound the right solutionto my weight problem. I began to adopt a balanceddiet and a proper exercise regime.

As a irm advocate o healthyliestyle through properexercise and nutrition, theopportunity to represent andbe the ambassador to one othe recognised bodies such as

SHF will open more windowso opportunity or me to reachout to the community so thatmy experiences can be sharedand the noble goal o a betterand healthier community can beachieved.

What motivated you to stay on track?

When I started with my exercise regime and eatinga balanced diet, it was not plain sailing. With myobesity and other health problems, it was initiallydiicult to ollow even simple aerobic steps. Therewas even a time during my gym session that oneo the guys mockingly told me to tuck my shirtin, in ront o all the gym attendees. In act, whatI was wearing then was a tight body-suit and heactually meant or me to tuck my bulging tummyin. I was dejected and severely humiliated wheneveryone started laughing. This made me even moredetermined to prove to mysel and to those peoplethat I could succeed.

As I progressed into my exercise regime, I saw amarked improvement in my weight and health. Allthese positive results kept me more determined topress on. Due to sheer determination, I managed toovercome the hurdle. Subsequently, as I managedto achieve my desired goal, I began to inluencemy peers who shared the same predicament and Ibecame an ardent advocate o a healthy liestyle.With all the experiences that I had undergone, Ibecame so interested in helping others so I decidedto urther my knowledge in itness and nutritionoverseas.

When I returned to Singapore, I started conducting

The death and suering o myamily traumatised me. It mademe even more determined toadopt and pursue a healthierliestyle to minimise my risk o

developing heart disease andstroke.

classes, seminars, workshops and talks to educateothers on the beneits o staying healthy in a saeand eective manner through proper exerciseand nutrition. I really empathise with people withweight problems, as I was once in their shoes. Theirdetermination to actively ollow the exercise andnutrition plan motivates me even urther in myquest to reach out to more people, to spread themessage o the importance o having a healthyliestyle.

You have a amily history o heart disease.Who in the amily had/has it and how hasthis aected you?My dad died o heart disease in 2006 and mybrother, at 49 years old, died rom stroke last year.My mother is wheelchair-bound due to stroke,which is largely attributed to obesity. My sister andbrother, meanwhile, have gout and hypertension.

The death and suering o my amily traumatisedme. It made me even more determined to adopt andpursue a healthier liestyle to minimise my risk odeveloping heart disease and stroke.

What encouraged you to be the Go Red orWomen Ambassador or SHF?

As a irm advocate o healthy liestyle throughproper exercise and nutrition, the opportunity torepresent and be the ambassador to one o therecognised bodies such as SHF will open morewindows o opportunity or me to reach out tothe community so that my experiences can beshared and the noble goal o a better and healthiercommunity can be achieved.

A specially designed fitness video by Dee Dee

is available at SHF for $15 per copy. The Dee

Unravelled Fitness DVD contains a complete fitness

regime including cardiovascular, strengthening and

relaxation routines plus a music video single SATU.

To get your copy, please call 6354 9348 / 9370.

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From February to May, red will be the new black.

Red is the colour o passion. It is love and anger, courage

and sacriice. It is also a warning.

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause o death

globally and is projected to remain so. According to the

World Health Organisation, heart disease and stroke

combined causes 17.5 million deaths each year as many

deaths as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, diabetes,

plus all orms o cancer and chronic respiratory diseases

combined. O these deaths, 7.6 million were due to heart

attack and 5.7 million were due to stroke. Together, heart

disease and stroke represents 30% o all global deaths and

occurring almost equally in men and women.

In Singapore, heart disease and stroke accounts or one

in three emale deaths taking the lives o eight timesmore women than breast cancer. However, only 8% o

Singaporean women are aware o this.

Cardiovascular disease has no geographic, gender or

socio-economic boundaries. This means that no one is sae

rom heart disease. Women are equally at risk o suering

rom a heart attack or stroke as men. This risk increases

dramatically when women reach menopause. Thus, it is

important or women to be aware o the risk actors and

look out or warning signs o heart disease, which has

traditionally been regarded as a mans illness.

This is especially so because most women are not aware

that heart disease and stroke is their number one killer.

Women are the natural caregivers o the amily and yet

are the least aware o their own risks or heart disease.

Moreover, the symptoms o heart disease may maniest

dierently in women, which is why they are oten under-

diagnosed. Heart disease is mostly preventable so an

understanding o this serious health threat can make a

lie-saving dierence.

To raise public awareness about heart disease and stroke,

the Singapore Heart Foundation (SHF) - taking advantage

o various special occasions such as Valentines Day in

February, International Womens Day in March and all the

way to Mothers Day in May - will be urging everyone to

Go Red For Women.

Go RedFor Women (GRFW) is an internationalmovement started by the American Heart Association

and later adopted by other World Heart Federation

member countries. The Singapore Heart Foundation

launched the Go Red For Women campaign in Singapore

in 2005 to bring home heart health messages to women.

The campaign aims to empower women who are

the gatekeepers to the amilys health with the right

knowledge and tools so that they can take better care o

their hearts and their amilies.

Since the inaugural GRFW campaign, SHF has organised

various public events and awareness programmes,

including the symbolic lighting up o iconic buildings,

scientiic and public orums, ashion shows, community

roadshows and supermarket tours, to educate women on

the risk actors o heart disease and encourage them to go

or regular health screenings.

For GRFW 2009, exciting activities have been lined up,

with the little red dress taking the centre stage.

The little red dress is the international symbol o the Go

Red or Women campaign. It is a call or women to band

together and take action against heart disease and stroke.

Like the little black dress considered by many women to

be a wardrobe staple SHF hopes that the little red dress

will become a ashion and social statement and serve as

a constant reminder to all women o the importance o

taking care o their hearts.

So maybe its time to trade your classic little black dress

or a more daring and empowering little red dress?

Go Red or Women

Red Dress pins are

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Heart Disease and Stroke is the No.1 Killer o women inSingapore and worldwide

Women in Singapore are more likely to die rom heart diseaseand stroke than men

Women are more likely to suer rom an unrecognised heart attackthan men

Womens risk o having a heart attack increases ater menopause

Women are less likely to seek corrective treatments or

heart-relateddiseases compared to men

RedAlert for Women!

Mary is a young working women in her late 20s. She plays a dual role o being a career women and amother o 2 children. Mary oten fnds that she has little time or exercise due to her work and amily.he claims that her walk to the MRT is enough exercise or her. Although Marys ather suers rom heartsease and stroke, she never goes or medical check-ups as she eels that she is still young and healthy.he thinks that heart disease is a mans illness.

oes this sound amiliar? These are some o the common misconceptions about women and heartsease that the Go Red For Women campaign aims to address.

isit www.myheart.org.sg or more inormation.

Little Red Dress FashionPhotography CompetitionDate: 10 February 2009

Students and ashion photography enthusiastscompete with shots taken o women in reddresses in a bid to portray the healthy image oa Go Red Women.

Singapore Flyer Dressed inRedDate: 10 February 2009

Go Red For Women 2009 is ofcially launched atthe Singapore Flyer with a spectacular display o redlights and decorations. The winners o the ashionphorography competition are announced and guestsare invited to enjoy a antastic view o the city scapeaboard the Singapore Flyer.

The Singapore Heart Foundation (SHF) welcomes the month o Februarywith the Go Red For Women campaign. Seeking to promote awareness thatheart disease and stroke is the No.1 killer o women in Singapore, womenrom all ages are invited to participate in activities to celebrate good healthand emininity.

SHF Celebrates Womanhood

Wear Red Day @ Rafes PlaceDate: 13 February 2009

Working women are encouraged to wear red towork to pledge their support or heart health and tohead to the SHF booth during their lunch break tolearn more about heart disease and stroke.

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Like the little black dress considered by manywomen to be a wardrobe staple SHF hopesthat the little red dress will become a ashionand social statement and serve as a constantreminder to all women o the importance otaking care o their hearts.

*Events are subject to changes. For updates, please visit www.myheart.org.sg or call 6354 9349 / 69.

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Go Red Concert @ theSingapore FlyerDate: 28 February 2009

Singaporean youth will gather to hold a concert or acause and prove that heart health starts rom young.The concert will eature live bands and perormancesshowcasing the vibancy and energy o young Singaporeanartistes.

Go Red or Women campaign runs rom February to May. So keep a lookout or a list o un and healthy activities inwhich you and your amily can participate. Remember, heart disease is not just a mans illness. Women are at risk too.Luckily or us, heart disease is oten preventable. To learn how to do so, visit www.myheart.org.sg now!

Go Red For Women

Go Red Health ScreeningRoadshowsDate: March - May 2009

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Only by working together can we reduce the threat o heart disease and stroke.Put on the little red dress. Go Red For Women!

EVENT REVIEWS

Volunteers reconnect withtheir hearts

Singapore Heart Foundation (SHF) celebrated itsVolunteers Appreciation event with the public orumReconnect with your HEART on 13 December 2008 atThe Singapore Scouts Association auditorium.

Annual gatherings and events are organised to expressSHFs heartelt gratitude to its volunteers. Without theirdedicated eorts and contributions, SHF will not be ableto successully run its programmes and achieve its goals.

The orum provided the volunteers and their amilymembers with helpul and practical inormation on hearthealth matters, diet, dierent types o exercises andstress management. The orum was well-received by theattendees.

The Singapore Heart Foundation, in line with its Jump Rope For Heart programme, invited schoolsisland-wide to participate in the annual Jump or Joy event on 6 November 2008 at RepublicPolytechnic. This year, the Jump or Joy event took on the orm o a challenge or amateur teams toshowcase their skills. Eight schools with a myriad o interesting team names like Red Hot Rulangand Tampines Titans came to take part.

The competition, which was an open category, saw both secondary and primary studentsdemonstrating their skipping prowess. The champions o the event were Rulang Primary Schoolstudents with skippers rom West Grove Primary and Paya Lebar Methodist Girls School (Secondary)coming in as the frst and second runner-up respectively.

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StudentsJump or JoyThis year, the Jump or Joy event tookon the orm o a challenge or amateurteams to showcase their skills.

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SHF raises $88,000 on Flag Day,thanks to volunteers and donors

With the help o student and adult volunteers and generous donations romcorporations and individuals, SHF managed to raise about $88,000 on its Heart FlagDay held on 3 December 2008.

The unds raised will go towards unding SHFs meaningul and worthwhileprogrammes such as cardiac rehabilitation, Heart Support Fund or needy patients,community-based research, healthy liestyle and physical education programmes in

schools as well as public education initiatives in the community.

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Mr Lars Brittsjo, CEO o Reborne

From ART to HEARTThe Save A Childs Heart Photo Exhibition was launched on the evening o 18 December2008. Singapore Heart Foundation (SHF) was glad to collaborate with the Embassy oIsrael to bring the Save A Childs Heart Photo Exhibition to Singapore.

His Excellency Ilan Ben-Dov, Ambassador o Israel, A/Pro Terrance Chua, Chairman o SHFand many distinguished guests attended the opening. A video was presenteddocumenting the hope and victorious moments o children around the world aected byheart diseases and their amilies, as well as the sacrifce and determination shown by theIsraeli doctors who persevered to save these young lives.

The photo exhibition was open to the public and held at the National Library, Victoria

Street rom 19 to 29 December 2008.

Reborne partners SHF to tackle obesityand promote heart health

Leading proactive health care company The Reborne Group (www.rebornehealth.com)and Singapore Heart Foundation (SHF) have come together to tackle obesity andpromote heart health in Singapore. Mr Lars Brittsjo, CEO o Reborne and Mr VernonKang, CEO o SHF view lielong ideal weight management as a key strategy topreventing or reducing the risks o weight-related chronic illnesses such as heartdisease, stroke, type 2 diabetes mellitus and some orms o cancer.

Mr Brittsjo observes: Obesity is a serious and complex physical condition that canlead to multi-actorial and multi-aceted risks o chronic diseases. Many o thesediseases are preventable through responsible liestyle choices and science-basedproactive health care, such as our Xndo Tri-phasic Liestyle Regimen (TLRTM) orIdeal Weight Management (www.xndo.net). Were excited about the partnershipweve established with SHF.

Mr Kang adds: With the increasing incidence o obesity, its no wonder that heartdisease and stroke continues to be the number one killer in Singapore and worldwide.We are encouraged by this partnership with Reborne and together, we hope to beable to urge more people to take a proactive role in maintaining a healthy weight tosaeguard themselves against heart disease.

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menjadi penggalak kuat gaya hidup sihat.Dengan pengalaman ini, saya begitu berminatmenolong orang lain, lantas saya memutuskanuntuk memperluas pengetahuan dalam bidangkesihatan dan nutrisi di luar negeri.

Apabila pulang ke Singapura, saya menjalankankelas, seminar, bengkel dan ceramah untuk menerappengetahuan tentang kebaikan mengamalkan gayahidup sihat secara berkesan melalui senaman danpemakanan yang betul. Saya dapat memahamiperasan mereka yang menghadapi masalah beratbadan kerana saya pernah mengalami situasi yangsama. Kecekalan dan kegigihan mereka mengikutipelan senaman dan pemakanan menjadi motivasikepada saya untuk menjadi pendorong kepadalebih ramai orang, dan menularkan mesej tentangkepentingan mengamalkan gaya hidup sihat.

Anda mempunyai sejarah penyakit jantungdalam keluarga anda. Siapa yang pernahmenghadapi penyakit ini dan apakah kesanyang menimpa diri anda?

Bapa saya meninggal dunia pada tahun 2006 akibatpenyakit jantung. Abang saya, ketika berusia 49tahun, meninggal dunia akibat angina ahmarpada tahun 2008. Ibu saya menggunakan kerusiroda akibat angina ahmar, yang kemungkinanbesar disebabkan keadaannya yang gemuk.

Sebagai penggalak kuat gaya hidup sihatmelalui senaman dan nutrisi, peluangmewakili dan menjadi duta sebuahbadan yang ternama seperti SHF akanmembuka laluan bagi saya membantumasyarakat agar pengalaman saya dapatdikongsi, dan cita-cita mulia untukmenjadi masyarakat sihat dapat dicapai.

Dee Dee (Abidah Mahmood), Duta kempen Go Redor Women (GRFW) untuk tahun 2008/2009 yang

dilaksanakan oleh Yayasan Jantung Singapura(SHF) berkongsi pengalaman keluarganya ketikaberhadapan dengan penyakit jantung dan anginahmar, serta pergolakkan emosi dan izikal beliauketika berat badannya yang berlebihan, sertakejayaan beliau dalam mengukir namanya sebagaiseorang pakar senaman dan pemakanan yangsentiasa menggalak gaya hidup sihat.

Bagaimanakah gaya hidup andasebelumnya?

Ketika zaman persekolahan, saya tidak akti dalamsukan. Selepas itu, sewaktu saya bekerja sebagaiseorang setiausaha di Banque Nationale de Paris,kehidupan harian saya amat santai. Masa sayadihabiskan untuk bekerja di pejabat atau keluarbersama kawan-kawan untuk makan.

Semenjak dahulu, saya memang suka makan. Olehkerana gaya hidup saya yang kurang akti, ditambahpula dengan tabiat yang kuat makan, berat badansaya bertambah.

Apakah yang mengakibatkan anda

bertukar kegaya hidup sihat?Kegemukkan mula menghantui ikiran dan izikalketika berat badan saya mencapai 80 kg. Denganketinggian yang hanya 1.55 meter, saya tergolongdi dalam kategori gemok. Setiap kali melihatcermin, kemuraman menyelubungi saya. Perasaanmalu untuk memilih dan mencuba pakaianwalaupun bersaiz XXL, ketika membeli-belah, amatmemilukan.

Masalah bertambah apabila kedua lutut sayapula tidak dapat menampung berat badan yangberlebihan, sehinggakan saya terpaksa menjalanioperasi untuk menggantikan lutut. Keyakinan dirimula merosot, sehingga saya sering berperap dirumah dan mula menjauhkan diri dari bergauldengan orang ramai.

Kerana terdesak, saya mula mengambil jalan mudahmenurunkan berat badan secara mendadak. Sayamula mengambil ubat pelangsing dan mencubadiet ad. Akibatnya, saya menghadapi masalahkesihatan seperti sakit gastrik, lesu tidak berdaya,cepat marah dan mudah jatuh sakit.

Diet adpula menyebabkan kesan yoyo ke atasbadan saya. Kandungan lemak dibadan semakin bertambah dan protin pulaberkurangan jika dibandingkan dengan keadaansebelumnya,menyebabkan saya berasa semakingemuk.

Saya mula sedar bahawa selama ini, saya telahmengambil jalan yang salah. Akhirnya sayamenemui penyelesaian bagi masalah berat badansaya. Saya mula menggamalkan tabiat makan yangseimbang dibantu dengan pelan senaman yangbetul.

Kematian bapa dan penderitaankeluarga saya meninggalkan kesannegati pada perasaan saya. Tetapi,inilah yang membuat saya lebih berazamuntuk mengamalkan gaya hidup yangsihat agar mengurangkan risiko sayaditimpa penyakit jantung dan strok.

Apakah motivasi anda untuk meneruskanperjalanan ini?

Di peringkat awal mengamalkan senaman danmakanan seimbang, saya menghadapi perbagaidugaan. Bukan senang. Dalam keadaan gemokdan juga berhadapan dengan masalah kesihatanyang lain, memang susah untuk mengikuti langkah-langkah aerobik yang mudah. Pernah suatu ketikadi sesi senaman di gimnasium, seorang lelaki disitumenyuruh saya masukkan kemeja saya ke dalamseluar dengan nada memperli. Sebenarnya, sayamemakai baju senaman yang ketat dan maksud disebalik kata-katanya ialah agar saya mengempiskanperut saya yang besar ketika itu. Saya berasasedih dan bertambah malu apabila semua orangketawakan saya. Namun, kejadian ini membuatkansaya lebih berazam untuk membuktikan kebolehansaya mengecapi kejayaan.

Ketekunan dan kegigihan ketika di sesi senaman,menghasilkan pencapaian yang begitu baik darisegi penurunan berat badan dan pemulihankesihatan saya. Kesan positi ini menjadi dorongankuat bagi saya. Berpegang pada kecekalan, sayaberjaya mengharungi dan mengatasi cabaran ini.Justeru, dalam mencapai cita-cita, saya berjaya pulamempengaruhi rakan-rakan seperjuangan dan

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Kakak dan abang saya juga menghadapi gout danhypertension.

Kematian bapa dan penderitaan keluarga sayameninggalkan kesan negati pada perasaan saya.Tetapi, inilah yang membuat saya lebih berazamuntuk mengamalkan gaya hidup yang sihat agarmengurangkan risiko saya ditimpa penyakit jantungdan strok.

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Sebagai penggalak kuat gaya hidup sihat melaluisenaman dan nutrisi, peluang mewakili dan menjadiduta sebuah badan yang ternama seperti SHF akanmembuka laluan bagi saya membantu masyarakatagar pengalaman saya dapat dikongsi, dan cita-cita mulia untuk menjadi masyarakat sihat dapatdicapai.

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