Cross over the Bridge.

If you are from the old school you will remember a song very popular song call cross over the bridge. Now that the bridge is completed one should consider walking over it on a regular basis. It is safe, the view is unbelievable and it does not cost you any money. The benefit of walking is worth mentioning. A sendarty life style is a risk factor for heart attack just like uncontrolled hypertension, uncontrolled bad cholesterol, and uncontrolled diabetes. African Americans are going to have to do some exercise on a regular basis if early death from heart disease is going to be averted. Last year more women die from heart disease than any other cause yet in South Carolina a sedentary life style is still very common place among African American men and women. Our children have to be taught that exercise is an activity that should be done for life not just while they are young. See your physician for an exercise prescription then join me and cross over the bridge. I am Dr. Thaddeus John Bell closing the gap in health care. 7/18/05