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Abel James Show

Carl Swanson: Community Ham Jam, Cheesecake & Surviving 5 Heart Attacks

Abel James Show

Abel James Bascom

Mental Health, Business, Entrepreneurship, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health, Nutrition

4.62.6K Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2020

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

Today we’re here with one of my dear old friends from Austin, Texas, Mr. Carl Swanson, a man who somehow stubbornly survived 5 heart attacks and turned his health around.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey folks, this is Abel James and thanks so much for joining us on the fat burning man show where we talk about real food and

0:07.7

real results.

0:09.2

Did you know that over 600,000 people die of heart disease in the US every single year?

0:16.4

Let me say that one more time. This is just in the US over 600,000 people die of heart disease.

0:22.7

One of the leading causes of illness and heart disease specifically, of course, is carrying extra weight.

0:29.1

So it's more important than ever to make sure that you're

0:33.4

prioritizing your health and focusing on boosting your immune system and also

0:38.5

getting back to your ideal weight if there's any way that you possibly can.

0:42.8

There are many ways to get there, but even more importantly than that, you need to know that you can take control.

0:50.6

That no one else is going to solve your health for you that sometimes you just have to do it.

0:56.0

So when I saw one of my friends from long ago in Austin do this very thing after he had a

1:04.5

near death experience and almost died from yet another heart attack. I saw this man change his diet, loose tons of weight.

1:11.5

I'll let him tell the story and completely turn his life around, including moving to a different country.

1:17.3

So today we're here with the true survivor.

1:19.8

He's one of my old friends from Austin, Texas and his name is Carl Swanson.

1:25.3

He's a man who has somehow stubbornly survived five heart attacks.

1:29.8

He's going to tell you the story of why he's still here and what he's up to.

1:34.3

But he's lived many adventures this Carl. I could barely believe it when I first met him.

1:39.0

Carl is a former army member for the 82nd Airborne Division.

1:43.0

He's worked for Dell and CNN. He's a self starter who has done everything from being a tour guide, owning a food cart,

1:51.0

and even starting a cheesecake business.

1:54.3

And no joke, Carl's cheesecakes are some of the best I've ever had in my entire life.

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