Heart Health Presentation

Heart Health Presentation (SAHC PRESENTATION)
We recently had a presentation at work on Heart Health presented by Ashish Mathur, Executive Director & Dr. César Molina, MD, Cardiologist, Medical Director, South Asian Heart Center.

I just wanted to share the literature as this applies to all of us!

Here is some info about the presentation:
The evidence based lifestyle methodology at the South Asian Heart Center

We are becoming painfully aware of the preponderance of heart events, often fatal, frequently among seemingly healthy close family & friends. What do we know about this pandemic?  Why is there such a high burden of disease? Did you know that traditional screening guidelines underestimate the risk?

How can you determine if YOU are at risk for heart disease?  How can you lower the risk with targeted, personalized therapy?  What is TLC or Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes? Can you reduce your cholesterol without medicines?

On exercise: Everyone knows about the benefits of exercise to health and longevity.  What is the evidence on the type of exercise and its benefit? Which is better – the intensity or amount of exercise?  What is the best time to exercise?

On food: Are you ready to dispel the popular myths about diet and nutrition?  Did you know that the “Diner” is as important as the “Dinner”?  What about “Grains” vs. “Greens”.  Are “Fats” necessary?  What about nuts?  And sodas?

On rest: What is the significance of sleep?  How much is healthy?  What is the evidence on meditation?  What is the concept of restful alertness?  How does it reduce stress?

Get answers to these basic questions in an evidence based presentation on lifestyle, longevity, and successful aging.

Ashish Mathur is a co-founder and the Executive Director of the South Asian Heart Center. Having suffered a heart attack early in his life, Ashish turned to looking at solutions to arrest and manage his own disease.  In that quest, Ashish research the literature on the issue with South Asians, and the role and success of lifestyle interventions in the management and reversal of heart disease.  Ashish is passionate about prevention, and has made it his mission to raise awareness and educate the community on healthy lifestyles.  Under his leadership, the Center has been recognized as an Asian Hero by the County of Santa Clara, and received special distinction from the US Congress.  Prior to leading the non-profit efforts at the Center, Ashish was an enterprise software executive with over 25 years of industry experience in developing software products from early phases to successful market introductions. Ashish holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology and an MS in Computer Science from the University of Southern California

César Molina, MD, FACC is a co-founder and Medical Director of the South Asian Heart Center, and has a cardiology practice in Mountain View, CA. He obtained a Bachelors of Science from Boston College where he graduated with honors as a Scholar of the College. He obtained his medical degree from Yale University. With a research fellowship from Yale, Dr. Molina wrote his M.D. thesis at the Joslin Clinic at Harvard University Medical School. Dr. Molina completed his medical, clinical pharmacology and cardiology training at Stanford University Medical Center where he was on the medical school faculty and a Robert Wood Johnson Scholar