Fred Was Doing Everything Right, Then He Woke Up With Chest Pain

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Fred Pauser was the kind of person doctors like to see. He avoided fat, he ate plenty of whole grains, and he was very active. If you had asked him about his heart, he would probably have told you he was doing everything right, and by mainstream advice he was.

Then one morning he woke up with a stabbing pain in his chest and could hardly breathe.

There had been no warning signs at all. When he saw his doctor, the words he heard were blunt: "You're a ticking time bomb." The main arteries to his heart were almost completely blocked.

## A family pattern he hoped to escape

For Fred, this was more frightening than it might be for some. Members of his family had died of heart disease. He had seen what it could do, and he had built his life around trying to avoid the same fate. He had followed the guidance faithfully, and still his arteries had been closing quietly for years.

That is the hardest part of his story for many readers. It is one thing to hear that heart disease affects people who smoke, never exercise and eat badly. It is another to hear that someone who was careful, active and conscientious could be so close to disaster without knowing it. Heart disease is called the silent killer for good reason.

## What Fred did next

Fred did not sit back and wait. He started researching, determined to understand why the advice he had trusted had not protected him and what he could do now.

What he put together was a specific protocol. It included certain supplements, some crucial food swaps and other lifestyle changes. Interestingly, he did not follow a low-fat diet, which was the opposite of what he had done for years. His approach used food swaps, botanicals, specific supplements and sunlight.

Over time, the changes in Fred were striking. He dropped 20 pounds and was back to weight training. He had more energy. His cholesterol was normal, he no longer needed heart surgery, and his doctor told him he was no longer at high risk.

Results vary from person to person, and it was Fred's own doctor who confirmed his progress, so your doctor is the right person to start any changes of your own with.

## Why Fred's experience matters

Fred's story is valuable because it raises a question many careful people never think to ask. If you are already doing what you were told, how do you know it is working for your heart?

The answer usually starts with better information and better conversations with your doctor. That might mean asking about your full risk picture and not only your cholesterol number, since roughly half of people who have heart attacks have normal cholesterol. It might mean looking again at foods you assumed were healthy, such as products made with wheat, sugar and grains that were sold as low-fat choices. It might also mean asking whether more modern tests would give you a clearer view of what is happening in your arteries.

If you take medication for your heart, blood pressure or cholesterol, please do not change it based on any story you read, including this one. Talk to your doctor first. If your health improves, your doctor is the right person to consider whether your treatment should change.

And if you ever experience chest pain, trouble breathing or other warning signs, call your local emergency number straight away.

## Where Fred's story is told in full

Fred is one of the more than 40 contributors in The Untold Story of Heart Disease, a 9-part docuseries made by filmmaker Matt Carter. Matt spent 3 years travelling to different countries to interview cardiologists, doctors, nutrition experts and survivors like Fred, after heart disease had taken and harmed many people in his own family.

The series is the centrepiece of Heart Disease Code. Along with about 10 hours of interviews, you get the Heart Disease Code ebook with its 9 steps to fight and prevent heart disease naturally. The bonuses include a Heart Health Supplementation Guide that covers which supplements are worth it and warns that overdosing can be dangerous, along with a Heart Healthy Cookbook with over 50 easy recipes, The Top 50 Foods for a Healthy Heart and a Testing Guide with modern tests to discuss with your doctor.

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Fred thought he was safe until the morning he found out otherwise. You can learn from his experience long before you ever have a morning like his. Take a look at Heart Disease Code and start learning what your heart needs ({{AFFILIATE_LINK}}).