Money and Me: The High Cost of High Cholesterol

Actor and former national rugby player Paul Foster was just 29 and in peak physical condition when he experienced sudden nausea and motion sickness, which prompted his first full health screening. That's when he discovered more about his family history of high cholesterol. Although he thought he was managing his cholesterol levels, he would need extra medical intervention at age 42. Now with stents in his arteries and injectable medication, Foster and his doctor, Dr. Michael MacDonald, Senior Consultant Cardiologist, Harley Street Heart Centre, share more about the high costs associated with being unaware of the silent dangers of one of the most prevalent risk factors contributing to heart disease in this show with Michelle Martin.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.