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About Us
 Gene's
"hospital experience"
Open
heart surgery was the furthest
thing from my mind. It was a
pleasant fall morning as my wife
Bernie and I casually drove to
Valley Heart Associates for a “routine” thallium
treadmill test.
Upon arrival at the
cardiologist’s office the
proficient nurses wired me up to
the cardiac monitors and I was
looking forward to “showing them
my stuff”.
After about 3 minutes of huffing
and puffing on the treadmill the
technician stopped the
instrument of torture, unhooked
me and guided me to a chair for
a very welcome rest.
A few minutes later a nurse
said, “The doctor would like to
see you now.” and ushered me
into the cardiologist’s office.
As I sat down he was staring at
my chart with a deep frown on
his face.
“I don’t like what I see here”,
he said, “You are a walking time
bomb. You need to go to the
hospital immediately.”
The possibility of open heart
surgery was looming its ugly
head. My wife and I were in a
state of shock as we drove to
the hospital and went through
the check-in process.
Two days later Dr. Hugh Tobin, a
highly skilled heart surgeon,
sawed open my heart and stitched
in bypasses to six of my
favorite arteries.
A six way heart bypass isn’t a
record but it’s not bad for a 59
year old with normal cholesterol
and blood pressure and no weight
problem.
A wake up call.
The unanticipated "brush with
death" and my wife’s interest in
keeping me alive, jump-started
me to change my priorities.
I suddenly “found” the time to
exercise and became highly
motivated to learn about healthy
foods and nutritional
supplements that would improve
my cholesterol and keep a heart
attack at bay.
I couldn't believe how good I
felt (and still do)
Within a few weeks after my
heart bypass surgery remarkable
things began to happen. My heart
health improved dramatically,
energy, strength and endurance
steadily increased and there was
a drop in my blood pressure and
heart rate.
I lost 10 pounds, converted some
unneeded fat to muscle, became
better able to handle stress and
my mental capacity even seemed
sharper. I became "hooked" on
exercise and good
nutrition...and like many new
converts, couldn't wait to share
my new found knowledge with
anyone who would listen.
The research project begins.
I have always been an avid
reader and began a quest to
learn how and why this
remarkable transformation was
taking place in my body and what
I could do to enhance it. That
was 15 years ago and I am still
learning.
I devoured dozens of books
authored by leading medical
researchers on heart health,
cholesterol, weight management,
exercise and nutrition.
Hundreds of articles and
research reports were reviewed
and I subscribed to all of the
major "medical" newsletters
including Mayo Clinic Letter,
Harvard Heart Letter, Tufts
University Nutrition Letter and
the Berkeley Wellness Letter.
The alternative medicine
approach.
I soon discovered that the most
helpful, common sense
information is being provided by
integrative medicine specialists
who have become disenchanted
with the conventional approach
to medicine. Usually
prescription drugs only treat
the symptoms and do nothing to
cure the real problem.
A new
passion...the Vital Life Center
In 1992 I retired from my day
job as president of a locally
owned bank and my wife Bernie
and I opened the Vital Life
Center, a health and wellness
club dedicated to finding
solutions that can empower
people to enjoy heart health for
life!
It soon
became obvious that I needed
additional education and
certifications in health and
wellness.
These are
some of our
valued Vital
Life Center
customers
who have
graciously
allowed us
to use their
photos and
share their
enthusiasm.
Certifications
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became certified as a
Physical
Fitness Specialist by the
renowned Cooper Institute/
Research Center in Dallas,
Texas, the leading Preventive
Medicine Clinic in America.
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additional
certifications include
Medical Exercise Specialist
and
Post Rehab Conditioning
Specialist
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completed
studies in Clinical Nutrition
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have contributed more than 200 articles
on health and wellness topics to Merced area newspapers
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During the past 15 years we've
worked with hundreds of people,
many who have had open heart
surgery, and have seen dramatic
improvements in their
cholesterol, heart health,
energy and vitality by
implementing some simple, but
vital changes in their life.
Our program for people over 50
was judged Number One in
California for four consecutive
years. In 1998 the Vital Life
Center was judged 2nd in the
United States in competition
with more than 2,500 Health and
Sports Clubs.
In November 2004 we retired from
Vital Life and are now focused
on helping people all over the
world to live an energetic,
healthy and vital life.
Two years
ago I left
retirement
to
accept the
position of
Fitness
Director for
a
residential
retirement
community in
the heart of
the San
Joaquin
Valley of
California.
My new
passion is
keeping my
memory sharp
and
Alzheimer's
disease at
bay!
The last
thing you
and I need
in the prime
of our lives
is to have
our memory
go south on
us...and the
good news is
that new
brain
studies
conclusively show
that we can
restore and
enhance our
memory as
long as we
live.
I invite you
to take a
look at our
new website
BrainBeQuick™
that will
give you the
tools you
need to
rejuvenate
your memory
and keep
Alzheimer's
disease at
bay.
Gene
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