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Body Heart disease is the leading
cause of death in the US, contributing
to about one in six of all deaths,
with clear research linking weight gain
with increased risk of heart disease.
Many experts believe that shedding
some pounds is the key to adding
years to your life.
National weight loss.
Expert Doctor Cory Aplin of
optimal body weight loss,
talks to our sister station, KHOU,
about the link between weight
gain and heart disease,
and more importantly,
what to do about it.
Doctor
Applin heart disease is the number one
killer of men and women around the world.
There's a myth that it happens mostly to men,
but they're both pretty much split
down the middle, and The thing is,
there's a lot of this that we can control.
The first symptom of a heart attack
from many people is the heart attack.
Oh my gosh, yes.
Which most people don't realize,
and this is such an important
topic because it's not just
about heart disease, right?
Weight gain is also linked to diabetes.
It's linked to cancer.
It's linked to stroke risk.
These are like the big four.
They kill most Americans.
And then there's all these
systems or symptoms.
I should say, associated with it,
they get the muscle and joint pain.
They get, the swelling,
the fatigue, the poor sleep.
So people just aren't
feeling their best right.
Sometimes that's physically
in a lot of cases.
It's emotionally.
Yeah, yeah, all right.
But a lot of cases,
a lot of us look at, OK,
it's OK because there's a pill for that.
We put a lot of faith in medications
which oftentimes address symptoms.
Or give you numbers that look
good but the disease marches
on when the body gains weight.
What's happening inside
our bodies? Well,
from a purely physiologic perspective,
as weight goes up, the heart just
has to work extra hard, right?
It has to supply the body with oxygen.
Belly fat can cause a rise in blood sugar
levels and then blood pressure goes up.
These are all the risk factors.
So essentially just one big domino effect.
Yeah, as I mentioned, there's a
pill for all of that, but is there
really a pill for all of that?
Well, we would like to think so.
Right, sometimes people want to take.
I don't wanna say the easy approach,
but the commonly accepted approach,
not realizing that if you
take the right action steps,
the medication might not even be necessary.
Yeah, we struggle with that though
for so many different reasons and
what a lot of people come to you,
you know we've talked about before,
how when it comes to weight loss,
there's a big aesthetic
value to a lot of people.
I want to lose weight, so I look good.
But when people come to you,
they're serious about their weight loss
because they want to feel good. You
know what I tell people is the most
important thing they can do is lose
some of the weight because it's
not going to fix itself. In fact,
it's more likely to get worse over time,
so we have to stop that in its tracks first.
But it only takes a 5 to 10% loss
to have a really major impact.
So first we have to go in and
identify all the things that cause
the weight gain to begin with,
because it's never just food.
Yeah, and for you, because it's
different for different people,
that's where stress comes in.
Stress plays a major role, hormones.
Really a major role.
Our sleep patterns play a major role.
Nutrient density can play a major role.
That's why just changing eating
habits doesn't work for most
people and why these fad diets
never work in the long run.
Yeah, alright, but your
program has worked in the
long run for so many people.
Let's listen to what some
folks had to say about it.
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So I retired with 25 years of service.
Look to myself and I gained so much weight
that I just didn't like what I saw.
I found out I had a heart condition.
High blood pressure,
inflammation and everything,
and I gained weight.
I don't have any more information.
My blood pressure is the lowest it's
ever been since I've been recording it.
I feel like I'm 30 again.
I was skeptical when I started this.
I wish I would have done this sooner.
My name is Catherine and in one
month I lost £15 at optimal body.
I've been on health grass to
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I used to nap at 2:00 o'clock
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I'm going to live forever.
There are so many programs out there
that I feel like there's a piece of
information you can get from there.
A piece from there, but always
going to piece it all together.
You piece it all together. For us.
It's a comprehensive program.
Well, I think that's one of the
most important factors, right?
I mean, and we talk about this a lot.
Our 3C's for success, it has to be.
Convenient, so people can do it
from the comfort of their own
home anywhere in the country.
We offer virtual appointments.
We have customization because again,
these cookie cutter approaches
just don't work.
They need a more personalized approach.
And then the last is that comprehensive
component you have to look at the
whole picture of who that person is.
Everybody's different,
their age is different genders,
different medical history medication,
use potential hormone imbalances,
all these different things.
That way we can get to the root
cause of the problem instead
of just chasing the symptoms.
Yeah, by the time people come in
and have gone through your program,
what do they say to you?
We heard you know some testimony right there,
but they say to you about a
lot of people who put it off.
It's like don't put it off or they.
I'm sure they say I wish I had done
this sooner. They say I'm
surprised at how easy it was,
and I wish I'd done it sooner.
Yeah, doctor Applin,
thank you very much. Well.
Thanks again for having me.
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