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With the increase in heart disease and stroke around the world, Great Health GuideTM is bringing you several powerful articles discussing these potentially life-threatening and debilitating chronic diseases. The good news is that even if members of your family have had heart attacks or strokes in the past, this does not mean that you will too. It depends upon your lifestyle and healthy habits. There is much research indicating that a healthy lifestyle, including excellent nutrition and regular exercise, can ensure that your life is almost free from these chronic diseases. In this issue of Great Health GuideTM, Dr Warrick Bishop, a prominent cardiologist, writes about Gluten & Heart Health, while Associate Professor Bruce Campbell, Chair of the Stroke Foundation, provides an invaluable contribution on

Having a Stroke and how to recognise the most common signs of stroke. Our exercise physiologist, Jennifer Smallridge offers excellent suggestions in Strokes &

Exercise, where exercise can greatly reduce the risk of ever having a stroke. To top off the Heart and Brain Health theme, Dr Jenny Brockis, specialist in brain performance, presents

Be Social for Better Brain Health, showing how social interaction can affect your brain health and performance. We do hope you enjoy this issue of Great Health GuideTM and are able to apply some of these practical, life-changing ideas to your life. To your great health. Kathryn x