Dr. Joel Kahn: How To Heart Attack Proof Your Body

Heart attack prevention specialist Joel Kahn, M.D. — author of Dead Execs Don’t Get Bonuses — reveals the truth about standard heart-specific lab tests and bloodwork.

 

Here's what we talked about: 

 

2:21 – Why heart disease is know as “the silent killer”, and just how many Americans are affected by it (many unknowingly). 

 

6:32 – Coronary heart disease defined. How the heart takes care itself first and why that means you should take care of it, too. 

 

10:44 – Surprising signs and symptoms of heart disease. Check those earlobes!

 

14:02 – Testing vs. common sense: why you might be getting a inaccurate clean bill of health with commonly ordered lab tests – and what you should be looking for instead. 

 

18:14 – The calcium connection: when scoring a zero on a test is a GOOD thing!

 

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