I'll zip through these just to make sure. I don't want you to come to a weekend
and not hear the statistics. How often do somebody have a heart
attack in the U.S. every 34 seconds. What portion of them died immediately, a half
of them. So somebody's dying every minute. And so half of those folks find out
they're having a heart attack by dying.
Women. 1 in 3 women die of heart attack for every 1 in 30 that dies of
breast cancer. And many of us have been touched by breast cancer in our
family. This is not to denigrate breast cancer. This is to make the point that
heart attacks among women tend to be ignored. Strokes - every four minutes,
someone dies from a stroke, and the guys that survive a stroke often wish they
had not. Stroke is the number one cause of permanent disability in the world or
in this country and rapidly becoming in the world. So back to "The Hero's Story,"
there's a lot of realities in our culture about aging and heart attack and
stroke and death, and I'm just putting some up there that I think are true. Some
of them I'm not so sure are true. So I think that's as we each go through our
hero's journey, we need to start looking at some of those and saying which ones
are and which ones aren't. Death is inevitable. I still think it is. It will
get you. It will get your loved ones. It happens in your 60s or 70s. No. Aging is
inevitable. Depends on how you define it. Disability is inevitable.
Absolutely not. You lose your sight, your hearing, your sex life or your ability to
walk run. No, you shouldn't do that. That's not... that should
not be your expectation. You spend your time caring for a disabled family member.
So again, it's your journey. You need to think about where you're going with it.
And just one more quick criticism. This is obviously not the way to get
there. Without prevention, you're not gonna be where you need to be. So what's
important in terms of prevention? This is probably... actually this is inaccurate. I
tried to get the size to fit the importance. This is actually too small.
You are far more important than your doctor, and you know that I think almost
everybody in here knows that you're far more important. But we left out somebody -
your family members - and it's always a good thing when I see a patient if the
spouse joins. Why is that?
Teamwork. How can you change your eating habits if your spouse doesn't. Yeah,
really. How about you... how can you change your sleep habits if your spouse
doesn't? If you don't know this already, take it from me. You don't want to suffer
a heart attack or a stroke. You don't want to hope for treatment after these
have already happened. Heart attacks - the number one cause of
death still. And stroke is the number one cause of permanent disability. And when
we talk about that, we forget about the fact that it causes so much agony for
your family. So why wait for a heart attack and stroke to happen when the
knowledge and tools are there and they're available? If you're worried
about the cost of tests, the consultations.... the cost of that,
it shouldn't have to cost that much Taking first steps for your health
should not be that expensive. My name is Ford Brewer. I'm a board-certified
preventive medicine doctor. I used to teach this at Johns Hopkins. I've taught
hundreds of doctors in prevention. I've helped thousands of people avoid death
and disability from heart attack and stroke. With the success of the Kentucky
event this past November, we're motivated to spread the good news
about heart attack & stroke prevention. Join us on February 28th in Orlando
Florida for another heart attack and stroke prevention conference. For only
$740, this is an excellent opportunity to have your CIMT
and know the actual risk for cardiovascular health. Learn about plaque,
inflammation, insulin resistance and taking charge of your health in ways
that you may not know. And that's not all. Sign up for the full package, you'll have
more. Not only the necessary lab tests but I will be your doc and Janice will
be your lifestyle coach in moving forward and getting control of your health and
preventing that heart attack or stroke. Believe me - heart attacks and strokes are
options. So register now and know your status before it's too late.
See you in Orlando.