I'm not fat, but I live pretty hard. I'm a big drinker, a smoker, and I work out of my truck most days (insurance adjuster and contractor). It's been catching up to me.
I heard an advertisement on the radio the other day about Craft Body Scans - a couple's deal for heart and lung scans for $150 for both. The are CT scans. I booked the appointment and did the scan last week. Oh, the $150 promo is real, but it's also a 90 minute time-share type of sales meeting. They want you to buy your next 10 years of scans for only $275/month! NOT!
Anyways, I got my scan results back. My lungs are clear and all good. My heart not so much.
I did enough google research to be able to read and understand it. It sounds about right. Drinking, smoking, fast food, sitting in truck, then desk work. That will make placque in your widow maker arteries.
I trick myself into saying I'm active and healthy because I look thin and fit and I climb around on roofs all day. I don't get winded playing baseketball or working hard. I have a gym membership but I just use that for the show muscles.
Anyways, I booked a meeting with a cardiologist based on these results. He can't see me until 9/22.
So what is a heart healthy diet and lifestyle anyways? Sounds like the oppisite of my lifestyle.