Originally Posted by
ThermionicScott
+1. It has always been a mistake to think that diet and exercise are guaranteed to prevent/reverse heart disease.
True... There is never a guarantee -- especially in the land of the Large-Screen HD TV's, BigMac's and supersize it.
... But that doesn't mean that you can't change the odds (one way or the other!) with medication and lifestyle -- such as healthy eating (whatever the hell that is...), stress management, exercise and the like...
I think the moral of this story is that you gotta' pay attention to all 'em -- not just the one's you like. It's not like in school where, if you got an "A" on one test and an "F" in another it averaged out to a "C". In cardiac health it averages out to an "F".
This guy likes to run -- and he is apparently in top physical condition. Not many people can run their age at 20 much less 59. But he, by his own admission, ignored the other factors. Fortunately, he got a wake up call and a second chance. Not everybody is so lucky.