Having not really been in touch with the folks and siblings for about 10 years I found it a bit worrying when I spoke to a cousin of mine that I found on the web and he informed me that my fathers brother had a triple bypass surgery and his sister had a pace maker fitted.

Because the pair of them had heart attacks instantly put me on code red for any potential symptoms that could indicate a possible heart condition. My first instinct wasn’t to immediately go out and purchase a Zoll M defibrillator just in case my chest went into fibrillation but I did get a bit paranoid.

I had just put my business 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. It might have been stress but I began to worry about a ache 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 told me I was borderline needing drugs to reduce my cholesterol level down because of my bloodlines history of heart attacks (though she informed me there was no evidence that a parents brothers and sisters effected their children).

Wake up!!!! straight away i removed from my diet butter, cheese (love cheese!) and didn’t eat chocolate or things that had a elevated cholesterol content. Started eating food that reduced cholesterol (foods from the supermarket nothing stating super powers) and began Mountain biking to the then new job (10 miles there and back cross country, 14 miles by road).

I purchased a set of scales that initially showed my fat levels being 25 or 26 which was way to high I now have it down to 20-21 which is normal. I am now 12 and a half stone and once again my normal athletic self. I haven’t been back to the doctors and am not renting a Zoll M defibrillator just in case, because I am confident my cholesterol levels are back where they should be even allowing myself chocolate, cheese and butter in sensible amounts.

If you believe that you weigh to much or have a inactive life and suffer from being de energised think about what you consume and begin exercising it doesn’t take long (about a year for me) to have a real benefit to your existence.