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Expert Advice on Snow

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We’ve talked about the science behind the increase in heart attacks with heavy snowfalls. Today I’ll share some expert advice from Randy in Fredonia, New York; here’s what he recommends when you’re dealing with heavy snowfalls:

  • “Pry open your wallet and pay someone with a big machine to take care of the bulk of the snow if necessary.
  • “Hire a kid to dig out your walk.
  • “Wait a few days for it to melt. A couple of days after the snow stopped, it got up to 60 degrees and most . . .

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Why Snow Causes Heart Attacks

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This week’s messages were inspired by the recent extraordinary snowfall in Buffalo. Continuing with why heart attacks seems to happen more when shoveling show than other types of strenuous activity, let’s consider other factors besides breath holding that occur during a heavy snowfall.

One of those is the actual snowfall itself. A couple of inches of light fluffy snow weighs next to nothing, but heavy wet snow is more like lifting water itself—it’s heavy. For those of you who’ve never had the pleasure, fill a five gallon pail with water, put it on a shovel . . .

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Snow and Valsalva

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I got an email from a long-time friend and reader of my messages who lives in a suburb of Buffalo. You won’t be surprised the topic was snow in light of the recent eight feet of snow that blanketed the area. What you may not know is that I’m originally from a suburb of Buffalo myself, but living in Grand Rapids, we get our share of lake effect snow including the day before that storm hit Buffalo. In our yard, the snow was close to 18 inches.

He emailed me to share some thoughts on how to . . .

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