'I'm a doctor – these six tips could prevent Jeremy Clarkson health battle happening to you'

dailyrecord.co.uk:

A doctor has urged people to reconsider and change unhealthy habits in the wake of Jeremy Clarkson's recent heart surgery. The "Clarkson's Farm" frontman alarmed his followers last week when he revealed experiencing unsettling signs such as clamminess, a "tightness" in his chest, and "pins and needles" sensation in his left arm, prompting him to seek hospital care.After undergoing an ECG and X-ray, doctors discovered one of Clarkson's heart arteries was completely obstructed, with another on the verge of being blocked.

Hospital staff quickly intervened, warning the 64-year-old presenter that he was mere "days away" from potentially serious illness and proceeded to install a stent to ensure arterial flow.Following his brush with danger, Clarkson has publicly discussed his intentions to adopt a healthier diet and increase his water intake in his Sunday Times column.Dr Idrees Mughal, popularly known as Dr Idz, has offered his insights into preventing dire health incidents similar to Clarkson's case, arguing that it’s never too late for change.

He advised: "Heart disease doesn't just occur overnight, heart disease occurs over decades, literally decades of cholesterol being deposited into your arteries, you know, plaque building up slowly, until your arteries are blocked to the point where you need surgery or you have a heart attack."It starts, literally, when you're born.

So, if you get a handle on your lifestyle early on, then you have to keep things under control for a long time."Having a poor diet for 40 years and then all of sudden doing these lifestyle tips, over the last year, you're not going to have cured or prevented anything really, because your risk of heart disease is about your lifestyle over your entire life,