Comment posted on Heart Disease Risk Factors: Beware the Diagonal Earlobe Crease by Dr. Stephen Parker (Article selection and Commentary)
Carolyn:
Good thing I don’t have any of those additional risk factors, including the diagonal ear crease, or I probably would have been dead several times over by now.
s/
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Hi Steve,
Let’s just add earlobe creases to that growing risk factor list of yours, right after baldness, along with:
* retinopathy (if you’re a non-diabetic)
* ring finger length (shorter than your index finger in males = lower level of testosterone = higher risk of heart attack early in life)
* bad breath – if it’s due to gum disease
* acne, absence of
* green nasal mucous
* dry earwax
Apparently, each of these is somehow linked with increased risks of heart disease.
Personally, I had a pretty darned good heart attack in spite of my nice smooth creaseless earlobes! What about yours?
Cheers,
C.
Carolyn:
Good thing I don’t have any of those additional risk factors, including the diagonal ear crease, or I probably would have been dead several times over by now.
s/