The Dr. London Podcast

In today's episode, Dr. Jeremy London, board-certified cardiovascular surgeon, uncovers how healthy people are still having heart attacks. He explains how LDL-C isn't the only blood test that predicts heart disease, the genetic risk factors everyone should know about, and which factors you can control to prevent a heart attack in the future.

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 How "Healthy" People Still Have Heart Attacks

00:01:20 Two Patient Scenarios. One Problem

00:05:20 LDL-C vs. ApoB

00:07:40 Lp(a): The Hidden Genetic Risk Factor

00:09:28 Normal Does NOT Equal Optimal

00:10:00 What Happens Inside Your Arteries?

00:12:41 The INTERHEART Study: Preventable Risk Factors for Heart Attacks

00:17:40 Genetics: Your Heart is Your Heart

00:21:53 Thank You For Listening!

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In today's podcast episode, Dr. Jeremy London, board-certified cardiovascular surgeon, unpacks 3 ways alcohol affects your heart. He breaks down how alcohol raises blood pressure, increases the risk of arrhythmias like atrial fibrillation, and how heavy alcohol consumption can lead to heart failure.

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 How Drinking Alcohol Affects Your Heart Health

00:02:29 Alcohol Metabolism & The Dangers of Acetaldehyde on Your Heart

00:05:51 High Blood Pressure, AFib, and Heart Failure

00:12:51 Is Low to Moderate Alcohol Consumption Safe? Red Wine?

00:21:35 The Good News: Reducing/Quitting Alcohol Makes A Difference

00:24:00 No Safe Amount of Alcohol Consumption

00:26:51 My Challenge to You

00:27:48 Thank you for listening!

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After decades working in men's health, one thing is clear: most of what determines how long and how well men live comes down to understanding the body, knowing where the risks are, and acting on them early enough to make a difference.

In this episode I cover risks across cardiovascular health, mental health, the screenings most men put off, and what building a genuine foundation for long term health actually looks like for you and the people around you.

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00:00 Introduction

1:07 Why men's health impacts everyone, not just males

09:20 Why cardiovascular disease hits men harder and earlier than women, and what drives that gap

12:15 Why erectile dysfunction is about more than sexual health, and what it can reveal about the cardiovascular system

16:08 What testosterone actually does in both men and women, and why getting levels wrong in either direction carries risk

20:36 Why men consistently avoid health screenings, and how to overcome the fear that stops them going

24:04 What an abdominal aortic aneurysm is, why it goes undetected so often, and who should be getting screened

25:02 Why bone density is an overlooked factor in male longevity, and what osteoporosis means for how men age

26:10 How early screening changes outcomes for colorectal cancer, and what the process actually involves

27:08 What men should know about testicular cancer, why it's most prevalent in younger men, and how self-examination works

28:19 Why half of all men over 50 have benign prostatic hyperplasia and what it means

29:20 Why pelvic floor strength matters before a procedure, and how kegel exercises can accelerate recovery

31:07 What sleep apnea does to your health over time, and why its effects extend to the people sleeping around you

32:14 Why male depression often goes unrecognised, and what sits behind the fact that male suicide rates are three times higher than female

34:31 The key pillars of men's health and why addressing them shapes quality of life across every dimension

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After 25 years and thousands of open-heart surgeries, one truth stands above everything: I can save your life, but I can't live it for you. The decisions that determine how long and how well you live happen daily, at home, not in my operating room.

In this episode, cardiovascular surgeon Dr. Jeremy London shares the 11 most important lessons his career in medicine has taught him, the ones that weren't in the textbooks, that med school got wrong, or that science has completely overturned since he qualified.

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What you'll learn:


Why atherosclerosis starts in children, and what that means for how you manage heart disease risk today


The truth about cholesterol, why LDL alone doesn't tell the full story (and the two markers most doctors never check: ApoB and Lp(a))


Why chronic inflammation is the silent driver behind nearly every major disease


The surprising fact that exercise is the most powerful supplement on the planet, and why sitting all day cancels your workout


Why it's never too late to start, the cardiovascular improvements possible in your 70s and 80s


Why food is medicine, and what ultra-processed food is quietly doing to your gut, brain, and heart


How sleep protects your cardiovascular system, hormones, and memory, and what happens when you cut it short


The link between mental health and physical health, including why loneliness is as dangerous as smoking


Why the physician-patient relationship remains the single most powerful tool in medicine

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Most longevity conversations focus on two things: living longer (lifespan) and living healthier (healthspan). But there's a third pillar almost nobody talks about. 

In this video, cardiovascular surgeon Dr. Jeremy London introduces timespan, the science of how you experience the time you have. Why does a year at 50 feel shorter than a summer at 7? Why do we reach our deathbeds feeling like we "just blinked"? And what can we actually do about it?

In this episode, Dr. London breaks down:


The Proportional Theory of Time, the mathematical reason why time speeds up as you age (and why you've already lived half your "felt" life by 17 or 18)


The neuroscience of episodic memory, how your brain decides what gets recorded in 4K vs. what gets skipped


The Reminiscence Bump: Why ages 15–25 feel richest in memory, and how to recreate that density


3 levers to reclaim your time perception: Flow, Presence, and Purpose

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