The Dr. London Podcast

Avoid these 4 Things to Prevent a Heart Attack

The Dr. London Podcast

Show Notes

In today's episode, Dr. Jeremy London, board-certified cardiovascular surgeon, shares the most common risk factors of patients who end up on his operating room table and clear ways to modify them.

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 Most Common Traits of My Heart Surgery Patients

00:02:18 Sponsor: LMNT

00:03:50 What is a Risk Factor?

00:04:26 Smoking & Vaping

00:11:34 Hypertension

00:19:30 Sponsor: Function Health

00:20:54 Insulin Resistance

00:30:36 Dyslipidemia

00:35:12 Longevity is a Game of Probability

00:37:45 Thank You For Listening!

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