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Nov 2023
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Doctors Never Told Me I Needed to Lose W...

Cardiologist & Personal Trainer Dr. Alo
About this episode

Emotional Journey: I weighed 350 pounds and have been seeing doctors for years. Not a single doctor told me I needed to lose weight. It wasn't until I had to see Dr. Alo for atrial fibrillation and other heart problems that he told me I needed to lose weight. I broke down crying and scared him.

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