This health-related podcast, like my earlier one on cancer with Dr Teo Soo Hwang (see link below) is also a personal one, as I have lost a number of friends and close acquaintances to heart disease in recent months.  In some cases, the deaths were shocking, since they happened to seemingly healthy, fit and well-adjusted people. Not at all – at least superficially – that fell within the definition of ‘high-risk’. I resolved to attempt to better understand the Whys and Wherefores of heart disease, which meant there was only one person I could speak with: Dr. Suren Thuraisingham, an old family friend from back home in Penang.  Dr. Thuraisingham is a very experienced and highly respected cardiologist, having practised medicine in this field since 1990. He very kindly agreed to answer my questions about why even young and seemingly healthy people are dropping dead from heart attacks, among a whole host of related issues, including whether a link exists between Covid vaccinations and heart diseases.  (Dr. Thuraisingham is a Consultant Cardiologist at CVSKL (Cardiac Vascular Sentral Kuala Lumpur), an integrated cardiac and vascular hospital in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. He has been a practicing cardiologist since 1990.) -- CONTENTS 00:02:04 - Why Are So Many Apparently Healthy People Dropping Dead From Heart Attacks 00:03:48 - Even Teenagers, Athletes Seem to Be Passing Away? 00:06:09 - Can You Inherit a Heart Condition? And What Ratio Can Be Attributed to It? 00:08:07 - What Were the Reasons Behind the Recent Spate of Sudden Deaths  00:09:46 - How Much of Your Heart Health Can You Directly Control? 00:11:24 - Being Trim and Fit Is No Indicator of Perfect Heart Health 00:13:01 - Recommendations? 00:14:37 - What Treatment and Medicines to Consider 00:16:18 - How to Avoid Diabetes? 00:17:28 - Symptoms of Heart Disease 00:22:43 - Is Bad Cholesterol Due to Diet?00:23:28 - Can You Intervene in the Body’s Formulation of Cholesterol? 00:25:21 - What If There Is No Family History of Heart Ailments 00:27:14 - So. How Useful is Exercise? 00:28:55 - Do Hearts Have a Finite Number of Beats?00:30:40 What’s the Link Between Heart Rates and Heart Health? 00:32:05 - How Useful is Data on Heart Rate Variability? 00:33:10 - Keep Healthy if No Family History of Heart Conditions 00:33:36 - Is There a Link Between the Covid Vaccination and Heart Attacks? 00:35:00 - What Have You Learnt From 34 Years of Treating Heart Patients? 00:38:16 - Are There Any Age, Race or Gender Categories That Make You More Vulnerable to Heart Conditions00:41:46 - Last Remarks, A Summary   --  For Podcast with Dr Teo Soo-Hwang of Cancer Research Malaysia, click on: https://youtu.be/13D6NHd70bY?si=yqvW2BePfaT2DItd Follow Dr Thuraisingham here: CVSKL: https://www.cvskl.com/doctors/dr-suren-thuraisingham/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suren-thuraisingham-84222212/ Follow Chuang here: URL: http://www.domore.my/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hsu-chuang-khoo-ab199343/FB: https://www.facebook.com/khoo.chuang/IG: https://www.instagram.com/khoohsuchuang/ ---  Follow DoMore here:  WEBSITE: https://www.domore.my/YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/DoMoreTakeChargeofYourLifeITUNES: https://apple.co/2lQ47mSGOOGLE PLAY: https://bit.ly/3b1l8iOSPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/y6zufvcpPODBEAN: https://domoreasia.podbean.com/INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/domore.asia/