Beyond the Prescription: How Small Changes Can Transform Your Health

🚨 What if I told you that most heart attacks and strokes are 100% preventable? 

Imagine walking into a cardiologist’s office, getting a 10-minute appointment, and walking out with another prescription—but no real solution. That’s the reality for most Americans.

Dr. Craig Backs saw the flaws in the system firsthand. A former hospitalist, he transformed his own health, dove deep into heart attack and stroke prevention, and built a clinic that guarantees his patients won’t suffer a heart attack under his care.

💡 What’s the secret? A cutting-edge arterial imaging process that shows you exactly what’s happening inside your arteries—before it’s too late.

If you think high cholesterol is the problem, think again. Inflammation, insulin resistance, and toxic food choices are the real culprits—and Dr. Backs is here to expose the truth.

🔥 Ready to take control of your health? This episode will change the way you think about heart disease forever. Let’s dive in!

In this insightful conversation, host Joseph Ence interviews Dr. Craig Backs, a leading physician in heart attack and stroke prevention. Dr. Backs shares his journey from being a hospitalist to transforming his own health through fitness and education. He now runs The Cure Center, where he guarantees his patients won’t suffer a heart attack or stroke under his care—backed by over a decade of data.

The discussion covers the flaws in traditional cardiology, how pharmaceutical-driven narratives dominate the medical field, and why preventative medicine is the key to longevity. Dr. Backs explains his cutting-edge intake process, the role of arterial imaging, and how lifestyle changes—including diet and metabolic health—are more powerful than conventional medications.

Key Takeaways:

1. Traditional cardiology focuses on repair, not prevention.

• Most cardiologists don’t have a structured prevention program, leaving patients vulnerable to future heart attacks and strokes.

1. Seeing is believing: Real-time ultrasound scans create urgency.

• Patients change behaviors dramatically when they visually see plaque build-up in their arteries.

1. Cholesterol is a misleading metric for heart health.

• LDL cholesterol levels have been overemphasized. The real issue is chronic inflammation and insulin resistance.

1. The American food system contributes to metabolic disease.

• Processed foods, seed oils, and sugar addiction drive chronic conditions. Dr. Backs outlines the "bad S’s": sweets, starches, snacks, sitting, seed oils, salt, stress, sleep disturbance, and smoking.

1. Data-driven health improvements are key.

• Regular monitoring (arterial scans, body composition analysis, and blood tests) ensures patients can track their progress and make necessary adjustments.

1. Pharmaceuticals should be the last resort.

• Dr. Backs supports lifestyle interventions first, using low-dose, generic medications only when necessary.

1. Concierge medicine is the future.

• The mainstream medical system is driven by profit incentives rather than patient well-being. More people are seeking direct-pay doctors like Dr. Backs for unbiased, patient-centered care.