You Can Prevent a Stroke

De: Joshua Yamamoto MD FACC, Kristin E. Thomas MD

Narrado por: Bob Souer

Did you know we have 100,000 heartbeats a day? That's a lot of wear and tear over the years as we age.

Natural aging leads to artery plaque, high blood pressure, and slower and irregular heartbeats. You can do everything right, and time will still pass. You will still age. While you can influence some aspects of aging on your own, some you cannot - at least not without your doctor's help.

Fortunately, the biology of aging is no longer mysterious. Heart and blood vessel health is knowable, measurable, and manageable. In You Can Prevent a Stroke, Dr. Joshua Yamamoto and Dr. Kristin Thomas help us understand what we can do, and what we can ask of our doctors, to manage the effects of aging on our circulation so that we do not have a stroke. For years, they have approached patients with the fundamentals learned at The Johns Hopkins Hospital: "Take responsibility for your patient's health, go in-depth, have an unswerving commitment to solving problems, be thorough, thoughtful, and have attention to detail."

Strokes are usually said to be tragic and random. They are certainly tragic, but they are not random. Strokes can be avoided, and You Can Prevent a Stroke explains how.

©2019 Joshua S. Yamamoto and Kristin Thomas (P)2019 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books

Heart of the Matter

A superbly written and narrated book. Dr. Yamamoto’s book is packed with expert knowledge that is presented clearly - and with a dose of wit. A wonderful book for anyone with a heart and, in my opinion, essential for anyone over 40 years of age.

A must-have addition to one’s health library

Narration is clear, measured, engaging, and profession able.

In accessible language, this physician explains efficiently and meaningfully how and why strokes occur and what we can do to best prevent them.

Superb contribution.

Mixed feelings from a mixed message

Mixed message? Well, he started with a promising disdain for too many meds. Then he continued with statements that you HAVE to take meds. Period.

Embarrassingly high number of obsolete, never backed by science or clinical experience recommendations like taking statins or daily aspirin etc.

Overall I would say that the book is helpful but not without serious flaws in the messaging.

Provides convincing data about statins but fails to mention its dangerous side effects

The first time I listened to this, I thought it was brilliant. The author gave pretty convincing information as to why we should be taking statins to prevent a stroke. But since I am ever so curious about health, a few months later, I picked up another book from audible called the cholesterol myth, and there was an alarming chapter in it about how statins have some very dangerous side effects, such as the weakening of the heart, and how it impedes memory functions and learning. Basically, statins also have a side effect of making you stupid while weakening your heart because statins also impede the production of coq10. And it also destroys testosterone and causes you to lose your sex drive. So, do your research, read up on the benefits of statins but most importantly read up on its weaknesses. Statins have been pushed heavily by the pharmaceutical industry but they have failed to also highlight the data that has hurt many of those who have taken them.