Building a Proactive Health Strategy for a High-Pressure Executive

The Situation

The client was a senior executive in their late 40s. High-stress role, frequent travel, limited exercise, but no obvious health complaints. They'd been getting an annual executive health screen at a well-known London clinic for five years. always told everything was fine.

They came to us not because anything was wrong, but because a colleague had experienced a sudden cardiac event and they wanted to understand whether their screenings were actually comprehensive enough.

What We Did

We reviewed five years of screening results. The tests were standard: basic blood panel, resting ECG, BMI, blood pressure. All within normal ranges. But several critical assessments were missing.

We researched what was missing and helped the client arrange a targeted cardiovascular assessment through an appropriate clinic, including a CT coronary artery calcium score, advanced lipid profiling beyond standard cholesterol, ApoB measurement, and a continuous glucose monitor trial. We also carried out a research review of the six supplements the client was taking on the recommendation of various wellness practitioners.

What Changed

The CT calcium score revealed significant coronary artery calcification. a finding that standard health screenings don't test for, and one that fundamentally changed the client's risk profile. Standard cholesterol had been normal, but ApoB levels were elevated, indicating higher particle-level risk that routine tests miss.

The research review flagged a published interaction between two of the six supplements, and published cautions against another in the context of the newly discovered cardiovascular risk. Both findings went to the client's cardiologist to rule on.

All case studies are anonymised composites based on real scenarios. Details changed to protect confidentiality. Individual outcomes vary.