Real Estate Health Check
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
It's the Real Estate Podcast brought to you by Ray White, the largest real estate and property group in Australasia. And welcome to another episode of the Real Estate Podcast available on iHeartRadio, also on Spotify and Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcast from. Well, it's a Monday, the 4th of April. I hope you had a great weekend. If you're out house hunting, I hope that that didn't end in more frustration and tears for you because
What are the challenges of buying a first home in today's market?
Let's face it, there has never been in the history of trying to buy that first home a more challenging time with obstacles for people to overcome the hurdles and to get to that position. And that's what it's all about, getting to that position of putting the key into the lock and turning it to walk through for the very first time into that home. It's the main centre forecast with propertybuyer.com.au. And looking at the weather for Sydney, expecting a fine day of 28 degrees. Melbourne, a possible shower or two and expecting 21. Brisbane, morning possible rain with 29 degrees. And in Perth, expecting a cloudy one and 27 degrees.
How can a heart health check prevent serious issues?
We feature market updates, interviews and trends. It's your real estate podcast for breakfast. Well, Shane Warne's state funeral took place last Wednesday evening at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, which was a fitting farewell to the cricketing legend. And like so many people, I was shocked at the passing and immediately started to think of not only my health, but also some other friends of mine who probably have been lacking in the whole heart check. Nothing will drive home the point more than when a young ex-professional athlete dies of a heart attack. So I thought that it's a timely reminder to think about our hearts. And if you haven't seen a GP for a checkup for a long time, now is going to be the perfect time to do it.
across every state, city and town of Australia, The Real Estate Podcast. And joining us this morning is Dr Fiona Fu, who is a practicing cardiologist. Hey, thank you so much, Fiona, for coming on to The Real Estate Podcast.
What are the traditional risk factors for heart disease?
Thank you for inviting me. And Shane Warne and also Rod Marsh, as I mentioned, it came as a great shock. But of course, it's happening every day to families up and down the country. It's highlighted because I think of how well we knew of Shane Warne and Rodney Marsh. And as someone who works in this space, do you think that the
What non-traditional risk factors should women be aware of?
public falsely believes that professional athletes and in particular the exercise associated with sport affords people some sort of magic protection against heart attacks from ever happening in the first place. Yes, I think that that is very true. And, you know, I think a lot of these young fit males and females, they think, oh, you know, I exercise, I'm healthy, I'm not going to have a heart attack. You know, if you ask a lot of these kind of middle-aged males or even like the younger fit males, when was the last time they went to the GP? You know, most of them would say they've never seen a GP. And, you know, do they know their cholesterol?
How does prolonged sitting affect cardiovascular health?
Do they know their blood pressure? Again, most of them wouldn't know. And so I think what it's highlighted is that even though you're young and fit and you have no symptoms, young fit males can have a heart attack because heart attacks can occur out of plaque that just suddenly ruptures and causes a heart attack. And you don't know any of that, but 50%, more than 50% of heart attacks occur suddenly. So people don't get any kind of warning that they've got a problem until they have the heart attack. Yeah. And perhaps what are some of the most common causes of cardiovascular disease? So we talk about what we call traditional risk factors.
What cardiovascular screening tests are available for early detection?
So the biggest traditional risk factors are things such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, smoking, and a strong family history of ischemic heart disease. So a family history of having heart attacks. And also as you get older. So men, as they get older, their risk increases. So do females, particularly after menopause. So those are what we call the traditional risk factors.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:02–0:31
2
What are the challenges of buying a first home in today's market?
0:31–1:17
3
How can a heart health check prevent serious issues?
1:17–2:21
4
What are the traditional risk factors for heart disease?
2:21–2:45
5
What non-traditional risk factors should women be aware of?
2:45–3:23
6
How does prolonged sitting affect cardiovascular health?
3:23–3:56
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What cardiovascular screening tests are available for early detection?
3:56–4:27
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Can lifestyle changes reverse cardiovascular disease?
4:27–9:49
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