Strength training is medicine
Even starting at 70, resistance training improves cardiovascular outcomes, mobility, balance and falls risk. It's not optional.
✦ Aging Well
Decadesmore,well-lived.
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death, and the most preventable. The work compounds — start where you are.
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✦ The pattern
“It's not too late, and it doesn't take a heroic intervention. Steady, well-chosen changes move the trajectory more than anything else.”
If you're in your 60s, 70s or 80s, cardiovascular care is high-leverage. The right labs, sensible medication choices, strength training and nutritional inputs can meaningfully extend healthy years.
I work alongside your GP and cardiologist — not in opposition. The goal is fewer medications when appropriate, better-targeted medications when needed, and the lifestyle support that makes both work.
✦ Worth knowing
Three things to hold onto.
ApoB still matters
Particle count predicts events better than the cholesterol numbers most panels report. Worth knowing yours.
Many medications can be optimized
Polypharmacy is common in older adults. A careful review often finds medications that can be reduced, replaced, or timed differently.
✦ The work
How I think about cardiovascular health.
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Where I focus
ApoB, Lp(a), fasting insulin, HbA1c, hsCRP, homocysteine, full thyroid, B12, magnesium, omega-3 index. Blood pressure pattern over 24 hours where it adds clarity. Medication review with your prescriber's input.
02
The lifestyle work that actually moves it
Mediterranean-pattern eating, protein adequate to preserve muscle, fiber for both metabolism and the gut, strength training twice weekly, daily walking, sleep architecture, alcohol load honest. None of this is glamorous; all of it is leveraged.
03
Where I prescribe
Statins, antihypertensives, metformin when warranted — used by indication, with monitoring. I'm honest about side effects and check that the medication is still earning its place each year.
✦ How I'd work with youConsidered.
Considered.
Tested.
Re-tested.
Annual full panel, quarterly check-ins for active treatment, ongoing communication with your other doctors. This is steady work — and it's worth it.
Therapies I'd likely use
✦ Common questions
You're probably wondering.
I'm on five medications already — can you help with that?
Often yes. A proper review with your prescriber's input can usually find at least one or two that can be reduced, replaced, or timed better. We don't change anything without your other doctors in the loop.
Is it too late to start exercise?
Never. The biggest gains from starting strength training come for people who haven't done it. Even small, consistent work pays off.
Do you replace my cardiologist?
No — I work alongside them. They handle acute care and specialist procedures. I handle the longer-arc prevention, nutrition, supplementation and lifestyle work.
✦ Next step
Ready to talk it through?
Book a free 15-minute discovery call. I'll listen, you'll ask questions, and we'll decide together if this is the right fit.
Aging Well · Cardiovascular Health