Having not been been in contact with the folks and siblings for over a decade I found it a bit worrying after I spoke to a relative of mine that I found on the internet and he informed me that my fathers brother had a triple bypass surgery and his sister had a pace maker fitted.

The fact that both of them had heart attacks immediately put me on code red for any potential issues that might indicate a potential heart attack. I didn’t immediately go out and purchase a Zoll M defibrillator just in case my heart went into fibrillation but I did get a bit paranoid.

I had just put my sole trading company on hold and had been comfort eating a bit, which had layed the weight on, 14 stone at 6 foot for me isn’t a good weight. Call it psychosomatic but I started to worry about a pain that I was feeling in my chest.

Anyway a blood test at the doctors later informed me that my blood cholesterol were to high and the Doctor informed me I was borderline needing a prescription to reduce level down due to my bloodlines history of heart conditions (though she said there wasn’t any proof that a parents brothers and sisters effected their progeny).

Wake up!!!! straight away i cut out butter, cheese (love cheese!) and didn’t eat chocolate or things that had a high fat content. Started eating food that reduced cholesterol (stuff from the supermarket nothing stating magical properties just normal food) and started Mountain biking to the then newly started job (ten miles there and back off road, 14 miles by road).

I purchased a set of scales that initially recorded my fat levels being 25 or 26 which was much to high I now have it down to 20-21 which is normal. I am now 12 and a half stone and back to my original healthy self. There has been no need to return to the doctors and am not renting a Zoll M defibrillator on the off chance, because I am confident my cholesterol levels are back under control even giving myself chocolate, cheese and butter in moderation.

If you feel that you weigh to much or have a inactive life and suffer from being de energised think about what you eat and start exercising it wont take long (about a year for me) to have a real effect to your life.

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