Don’t Learn This Too Late: 5 Things Top Heart Surgeon Says You Must Avoid to Live Longer

Mel - I’m so grateful for the opportunity to be on the podcast and share my story and highlight the importance of heart health. I truly hope this conversation reaches someone who needs it most.

6 weeks. That's how long I was married to one of the best people I've ever known. I left a job, community, and church that I loved and sold my house to move where he lived. We had a house built and got married in a beautiful, intimate wedding overlooking a bay on Cape Cod. We celebrated his birthday on a Friday, put up the Christmas tree on Saturday, and he died on Sunday. He got to be 51 for less than two days. My sweetheart didn't smoke, ate properly, and ran or biked nearly every day. Years later I looked through his exercise journals and found an entry from a few days before he died. Apparently, he had some chest pain while on the treadmill and decided not to run for a couple of days. He didn't tell me or see his doctor; he had just had a great check up two weeks before. I was getting out Christmas decorations when he came downstairs dressed in running clothes and said, "I'll be back in 20 minutes and we'll decorate the tree." It's the last thing he ever said to me. It nearly destroyed me. Please, please don't ignore the "little" things.

I work for EMS, and this is probably the first time I have ever heard someone explain how to call 911 and what to do. Yes, call 911 first and unlock/open the door so we can access and help you! Happy to hear this information being put out there.

Finally someone informs people what to do when calling the ambulance. (ie) if able, turn on front lights, unlock door etc. (Retired Ambulance Dispatcher)

As I began playing this video I was turning into a McDonald’s drive thur and I was sick to my stomach !!!! We honestly know better but don’t DO BETTER !!!! I need to live a long healthy life for my children !!!!! Please Lord help me resist temptation and DO BETTER !!!!!!!!!❤❤

I’d also like to add that my poor mom was sent to every specialist and doctor you can imagine to look at one acute issue as opposed to thinking maybe it’s more of a larger systemic problem. For her shortness of breath she was sent to a pulmonologist & given an inhaler. For reflux symptoms she was sent to a GI specialist & told to take Nexium. Shaky hands, abnormal gait & loss of balance- sent to a neurologist & given another med for neuropathy. Had a nuclear stress test May of 2023 and told within normal limits- 2 months later she’s having a widow maker. I’d love to start a dialogue around the importance of advocating and really pressing doctors to look at patient history & paying more attention. Not just in, out and refer. What I experienced while staying in a hospital with my mother for 2+ weeks and observing the lack of medical professionals active listening skills and being truly present has forever changed me. So many unnecessary yet extremely important errors almost happened had I not been right there to tell them what the previous person had said, or to please amend the chart because what I said and what was documented was completely wrong.

I benefited from hearing this podcast, as heart ❤️ disease runs in my family. Our mother gave herself heart compressions until she was able to get to a hospital. She’s 93 right now

The absolute best explanation regarding heart disease and potential symptoms. My mother had a STEMI 2 years ago. Unfortunately while in the cath lab her aorta was perforated when the guide wire was being removed. She went into cardiac arrest twice & lost a total of 14L of blood. She was life flighted to a higher level cardiac hospital where she had open heart surgery. She ended up having a brain bleed stroke a week later. She is now bedridden, has a feeding tube, catheter, unable to move her entire right side and suffers from aphasia. But she’s still here! I moved in 2 years ago and have cared for her by myself 24/7. Please friends, listen to your body. ❤️❤️

Yeah my husband died at 48 because he wouldn’t admit that something was seriously wrong . Went to bed work the next morning Went for a run with a friend right after work and dropped - 48 cardiac arrest even though his Dad died of the same and he himself always said he’d die before he was 50 - still denied he needed to go to the hospital . I’m still pissed at him 15 years later .

The world needs more channels like this.