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b'Our guest today is \\u200bDr Nikki Stamp - an Australian trained cardiothoracic surgeon.

Nikki is 1 of 11 female heart surgeons in Australia and is a sought after speaker for women in surgery and a participant of social media campaign #ILookLikeASurgeon. Her research includes mentoring and gender in surgery, improving the patient journey and outcomes after cardiac surgery and the way plaque forms in our arteries. She is also author of the book \\u201cCan You Die of a Broken Heart?\\u201d And is due to release her second book \\u201cPretty Unhealthy\\u201d later on this year.

On this episode we chat about women in medicine and surgery, the gender bias in cardiac medicine, how our lifestyle can impact our heart and what we can do to try offset that risk, and if you can actually die of a broken heart.

This weeks listener question is \\u201cWhat foods can I eat to lower my cholesterol?\\u201d So if you\\u2019re interested to find out the answer stay tuned to the very end of the episode and if you want to submit your own question to the show all you got to do is \\u200btweet, facebook message or instagram DM your questions with #thefoodmedicpodcast.'