Discipline Alone Won't Save You — The Stroke That Nearly Killed a CEO

For me, my HRV got out of control, and I had a stroke Not a stroke from plaque build-up, but from stress leading to AFib.

Their teams, their calendar, their capital allocation Their nervous system? No Running on fumes and willpower.

That stops working eventually I know because it stopped working for me and likely for you right now If you're a CEO, founder, physician, or someone responsible for serious outcomes, pressure isn't occasional, it's constant.

People, capital, and consequences sit on your shoulders every day While running a manufacturing company, I assumed discipline alone would carry me through that [music] pressure It didn't, and eventually I broke, suffering a multitude of serious health problems because well, stress accumulates.

And if your physiology can't buffer that load, performance eventually drops I'm Todd Vanders CEO of Stark, and I've operated at scale where the margin for error was thin, and my health had to perform, but didn't So, if you carry real responsibility, your health isn't a hobby, it's infrastructure.

This is what optimal health looks like—measured, systematic, and built on a foundation of honest assessment. At Stark Health, we help you get there.

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