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146: Geraint Hole – Heart attack survivor!!!
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Released:
Jun 28, 2023
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Geraint Hole
I’m 57 and I am a husband to Louise, my rock and sweetheart. I’m a dad to our 2 grown ups kids, and a grandad (Grampy) to my daughters’ 4 beautiful children. I work as an Employment Specialist for a mental health charity supporting people with serious and long term mental health issues to find meaningful paid employment.
Having been following a keto / low carb lifestyle since October 2020 and leading what I believed to be a much more healthy and active lifestyle, in January 2023 I suffered a major heart attack!!! I’d had some warning signs a few weeks earlier and had ignored them, but this was such a shock too, a literal and physical bolt from the blue!!!
I was rushed to hospital and had a stent inserted into the main coronary artery, and another artery cleared with a balloon. Because the blockage was in the main artery, the heart attack affected a large part of the heart and caused a large amount of damage, and I was told I had been left with serious heart failure, which meant my heart wasn’t able to pump as much blood with each beat.
I knew this was as a result of my poor lifestyle and dietary choices, together with my poor mental health issues catching up with me!
In the 4 months since the heart attack I have followed my own path to recovery and chosen to not follow the standard of care from the NHS.
Stephen's Top Tips
Know your Why.
Plan and prepare.
Get outside.
Resources Mentioned
Geraint’s episode 116
Baked Egg Custard - there are couple of options on this site
The Clot Thickens: The enduring mystery of heart disease - Dr Malcolm Kendrick
A Statin-Free Life: A revolutionary life plan for tackling heart disease – without the use of statins - Dr Aseem Malhotra
The Great Cholesterol Con - Dr Malcolm Kendrick
The Numbers Needed to Treat
Aseem Malhotra episode 100
Tony Royle episode 101
Mark Felstead episode 079
We Love Our Heart
Connect with Geraint Hole on social media
geraint.hole@phcuk.org
The Fabulously Keto Diet & Lifestyle Journal: A 12-week journal to support new habits – Jackie Fletcher
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Music by Bob Collum
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I’m 57 and I am a husband to Louise, my rock and sweetheart. I’m a dad to our 2 grown ups kids, and a grandad (Grampy) to my daughters’ 4 beautiful children. I work as an Employment Specialist for a mental health charity supporting people with serious and long term mental health issues to find meaningful paid employment.
Having been following a keto / low carb lifestyle since October 2020 and leading what I believed to be a much more healthy and active lifestyle, in January 2023 I suffered a major heart attack!!! I’d had some warning signs a few weeks earlier and had ignored them, but this was such a shock too, a literal and physical bolt from the blue!!!
I was rushed to hospital and had a stent inserted into the main coronary artery, and another artery cleared with a balloon. Because the blockage was in the main artery, the heart attack affected a large part of the heart and caused a large amount of damage, and I was told I had been left with serious heart failure, which meant my heart wasn’t able to pump as much blood with each beat.
I knew this was as a result of my poor lifestyle and dietary choices, together with my poor mental health issues catching up with me!
In the 4 months since the heart attack I have followed my own path to recovery and chosen to not follow the standard of care from the NHS.
Stephen's Top Tips
Know your Why.
Plan and prepare.
Get outside.
Resources Mentioned
Geraint’s episode 116
Baked Egg Custard - there are couple of options on this site
The Clot Thickens: The enduring mystery of heart disease - Dr Malcolm Kendrick
A Statin-Free Life: A revolutionary life plan for tackling heart disease – without the use of statins - Dr Aseem Malhotra
The Great Cholesterol Con - Dr Malcolm Kendrick
The Numbers Needed to Treat
Aseem Malhotra episode 100
Tony Royle episode 101
Mark Felstead episode 079
We Love Our Heart
Connect with Geraint Hole on social media
geraint.hole@phcuk.org
The Fabulously Keto Diet & Lifestyle Journal: A 12-week journal to support new habits – Jackie Fletcher
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You can get some extra benefits by supporting her on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FabulouslyKeto
Connect with us on social media
https://www.facebook.com/FabulouslyKeto
https://www.instagram.com/FabulouslyKeto1
https://twitter.com/FabulouslyKeto
Facebook Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/FabulouslyKeto
Music by Bob Collum
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