146: Geraint Hole – Heart attack survivor!!!
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 w
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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
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
Connect with Geraint Hole on social media
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