The first symptom of heart disease isn't always chest pain. Sometimes it is a heart attack. Updated cholesterol guidelines are changing how doctors identify risk, who should be tested and when treatment should start. A cardiologist and co-author of the new national cholesterol guidelines explains why millions of Americans may be at risk for heart disease long before symptoms appear, why experts now recommend cholesterol screening as early as age 30 and how a blood test could reveal genetic threats.
Guest: Dr. Michael D. Shapiro, director, Center for Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
The power of habit
Why do so many people struggle to make healthy choices? Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author Charles Duhigg examines the power of habits, why information alone rarely helps people change behavior and how small daily decisions can affect long-term health. Drawing from his own experience with GLP-1 medications, Duhigg explains how medications like Ozempic may help create an opportunity for lasting change, but only if new habits take root.
Guest: Charles Duhigg, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and author of The Power of Habit