Jeremy London, M.D.
My Newsletter: Human
Human is focused on helping you build a healthy, happier life. From fitness, diet, and lifestyle to an inside look at Cardiovascular Surgery, my goal is to optimize your life for a better tomorrow.
Heart Attack vs. Panic Attack (The REAL difference)
Heart Attack vs. Panic Attack May 15, 2024 Read time: 2-minutes Disclaimer: Not Medical Advice. Opinions are my own. This can be a distressingly difficult situation for patients because the symptoms of panic attack and heart attack are so similar. They commonly include: Shortness of breath Chest pain Sweating Nausea Lightheadedness Heart attacks typically affect middle to older age patients as a general rule. Although younger patients are not immune. As a basic rule, if you are less than 40...
5 days ago • 2 min read
How to choose the right doctor for you
Choosing a Primary Care Physician May 1, 2024 Read time: 4-minutes Disclaimer: Not Medical Advice. Opinions are my own. This process can become overwhelming and daunting if you allow it to become so. The ultimate question you need to answer: is this doctor right for me? Let’s break this down into three components that will help make your decision much easier. 1. Practice Philosophy: What do they believe? Functional medicine vs traditional medicine - This distinction is crucial for long-term...
19 days ago • 2 min read
Why do our arteries harden?
Coronary Artery Disease April 15, 2024 Read time: 3-minutes Disclaimer: Not Medical Advice. Opinions are my own. Why do our arteries calcify? Surprisingly, it has almost nothing to do with the calcium levels in your bloodstream. The process that causes the accumulation of calcium is called atherosclerosis (athero -artery sclerosis-hardening). This process starts with the injury to the inner lining of the artery which is most commonly caused by high blood pressure, smoking, poor cholesterol...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Evolution of Cardiac Surgery
Evolution of Heart Surgery April 1, 2024 Read time: 4-minutes Disclaimer: Not Medical Advice. Opinions are my own. My goal with today's newsletter is to show you the most popular heart procedures and what they fix so if you ever find yourself in a heart surgeon's office - it won't be the first time you are learning about this. To tell you where we are today - let me take you back to where we started. The practice of modern cardiac surgery remained relatively stagnant for fifty to seventy-five...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Change Your Diet to Change Your Life
Change Your Diet to Change Your Life March 15, 2024 Read time: 3-minutes Disclaimer: Not Medical Advice. Opinions are my own. Starting is always the most difficult stage in anything new. Changing your daily routine and behavior can feel impossible. Even taking that first step can feel overwhelming. Diet is one of those things. Fad diets, keto, gluten-free, Intermittent fasting, Carnivore, etc. There is so much information out there that you don't know which path to go down. And let's say you...
2 months ago • 2 min read
Our Healthcare System is Doomed
Our Healthcare System is Doomed Read time: 3-minutes Disclaimer: Not Medical Advice. Opinions are my own. "America’s healthcare system is neither healthy, caring, nor a system” Walter Cronkite One of the only political issues that we can all agree on is that the healthcare system in the United States is broken. This has been a slow burn over the last thirty years or so. The US healthcare system is made up of three major forces: Physicians and Healthcare Professionals Hospitals + Insurance...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Human is focused on helping you build a healthy, happier life. From fitness, diet, and lifestyle to an inside look at Cardiovascular Surgery, my goal is to optimize your life for a better tomorrow.