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Just kidding. >> the answer to that is that your coronary arteries are tiny. they're the tiniest arteries in the body feeding the most important muscle in the body. we needs way to know if they could be clog. the calcium scoring test show there's's injury. the c-reactive protein a little more debated, controversial, an indication you're building up coronary artery disease. if you have that disease, you're at risk for heart attack. we have to treat you aggressively, get your cholesterol down, guest your blood pressure under control, make sure you don't have diabetes. >> you can go to the doctor...

>> right. if you take care of the lifestyle issues, keep your cholesterol down, eat the right types of foods, and exercise, you can have these alzheimer's changes in your brain, yet you can be completely normal into your 80s and 90s. it's not a 100% guarantee, but there's been several studies recently that have shown the dementia rate is declining and the reason for that is higher education, more exercise, and treatment of cardiovascular risk factors like cholesterol and high blood pressure. so i think it's a very hopeful message. >> indeed. it's great to see you. thanks so much for joining us...

Medicine, as prescribed, to keep the cholesterol down, though, research of course shows the drugs can significantly lengthen the quality of their lives, what is going on? by people not taking what they should be taking. >> the old story, i told you a thousand times to take certain pills and you haven't done it. >> tell me, i do it. >> with respect to what we are talking about now, people who have had heart disease, symptoms, or who have been found to have evidence of heart disease, on the electrocardiogram, when their blood is checked and their cholesterol level is high, they can lower it, wit...

Virtually -- my blockage is so substantial i think if i don't do this there's virtually 100% chance i'll have a heart attack. i've been very lucky. i don't have any heart damage now. if i do the procedure, it's been done now for some few decades, and an enormous number of them done. you've pointed out, you had it. david letterman's had it. a whole slew of my friends have had it. without exception the people i know have good years afterward. i'm going to have to be really careful. i put ten pounds of that weight i lost back on on my book tour. i have to take it off. you know, just do everything...