44 year old patient with multiple stents, a heart attack and bypass surgery

Today in clinic I saw a wonderful vibrant energetic 44 year old male. He looked like the picture of health. When I reviewed his medical history I was shocked to discover he had a heart attack 6 years ago  at the age of 38 followed by multiple stents and Coronary Bypass Surgery at the age of 42. He had two risk factors a positive family history of premature coronary atherosclerosis and a elevated serum cholesterol. After I heard him tell his story I calmly explained that his heart disease was curable. He and his wife seem relieved and happy to hear this. I then explained that the diet was very difficult to follow. He would need to completely cut fat out of his diet. I reviewed the scientific work of cardiologists Caldwell Eccleston and Dean Ornish. A diet free of fat will allow you to see your grandchildren grow up I explained.

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We finished the exam with a sense of satisfaction that if he followed this program exercised and lost weight he could live a life free of future cardiac events. Kia Ora from New Zealand!
* Quote from Caldwell Eccleston