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Dr. McConnell discusses how to prevent heart disease using strategies similar to cancer treatment.

Heart Disease Prevention: The Complete Cardiologist's Guide to Statins & Early Detection 700,000 Americans die from heart disease every year but most of these deaths are PREVENTABLE. In this groundbreaking episode, Dr. McConnell from Stanford reveals how to treat your heart like cancer: with early detection, proper treatment, and personalized prevention strategies that actually save lives. 🎯 WHAT YOU'LL LEARN: - When you actually NEED statins (and when you don't) - Why 90 million people on statins aren't seeing benefits - The calcium score test that reveals hidden heart disease - How to treat heart disease like cancer early detection and staging - PCSK9 inhibitors and alternatives to statins - Why your cholesterol number means almost nothing - The prevention protocol Stanford cardiologists use on themselves - LP(a): The heart risk factor changing everything 👨‍⚕️ CONTACT DR. MICHAEL McCONNELL & GET THE BOOK: Learn more about his work, access additional content, and find resources at https://fhdlc.info/ Purchase the book "Fight Heart Disease Like Cancer" on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Fight-Heart-Disease-Like-Cancer/dp/1421448467 🔔 Subscribe to Open Your Eyes with Dr. Kerry…

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