Dishin’ On Daytime

Many of you may know that I am a heart disease survivor. Now I am passionate about promoting a heart healthy lifestyle and I’ve worked with the American Heart Association for 20 years to get people to change their eating and exercise habits ....especially women. The good news is we are making progress, but we have a long way to go to convince women to take charge of their health. Women traditionally are nurturers and many times they care for everyone but themselves. As I explain to women all the time, if they don’t take care of themselves, and they get sick, who will take care of the family? Women need to realize that their health affects others too.

Taking charge is easy to do. First and foremost, if you smoke, stop. It sounds simple but hard to do. However, you can reverse years of damage from smoking once you stop. Now that’s incentive! Watch your diet. It’s easier than you might think. Simply making fruits and vegetables part of your life is a big step to eating better. Make fatty foods a treat and not a food staple. And exercise! I am a walker and get up early 5 days a week to walk a couple of miles. It clears my head. It’s what I call, “Gail Time”, because I do this just for me. But if walking isn’t your thing find some form of exercise you do like. It’s just important to move your body and work your heart.

The medical community is also making changes for the better. When I suffered cardiac arrest in 1988, there were no heart hospitals in Columbus. Now, there are three amazing heart facilities in our city, staffed with top notch cardiologists. Doctors are also taking another look at women’s heart health, realizing that treatments for women are different than those for men. New research is being done that is specific to women’s heart issues and the medical community is making progress to improve women’s chances of survival after a major heart event.

I invite all of you to wear red in honor of Go Red day for women. But even more, I challenge all of you to lead a heart healthy lifestyle. Be good to your heart…your heart works hard for you!

I love your show and try to watch it everyday but sometimes I have appointments and have to miss a show now and then.

Yesterday I had to be away so this morning after you make the call for cash and no one answered you didn’t mention what the amount would be for Monday.  I don’t know if you had a winner Thursday and was starting over.  I have noticed several times you have not mention the cash amount after not getting a winner.  So I think since this is the only time after your call that anything is said about the amount PLEASE say what the cash amount will be for the next day.

Thank you and keep up the good work.