The Christian Health Club Podcast

334: Why Your Heart Needs Meat, Cholesterol & Sunshine with Dr. Stephen Hussey

The Christian Health Club Podcast

Show Notes

Can you imagine being a health-conscious doctor who eats a whole foods diet, exercises regularly, has normal labs (blood sugar, cholesterol and CAC score all good) and has a widowmaker heart attack at age 34?? That’s what happened to my guest on the podcast this week. Dr. Stephen Hussey had a widow maker heart attack out of the blue. Yes, he was managing Type 1 diabetes which put him at a higher risk, but he had been managing that well for a long time. It got him asking questions, especially ...

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