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February 21, 2023 63 mins

We are happy to welcome Dr. Akil Taher as he speaks on women and heart disease. Dr. Taher died during open-heart surgery at sixty-one, ran his first half marathon less than a year later, and now, Dr. Akil Taher lives a transformed life. He undertook a mountaineering trek to Mount Kailash (altitudes of 19,000 feet) in Tibet. In October 2011, he ran his first full marathon (26.2 miles or 49.19 kilometers), the Chicago Marathon. In September 2012, Dr. Taher climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest free-standing mountain in the world. Over time he overcame enormous odds and countless injuries using food and a new lifestyle as his medicine.

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