You feel tired. Not just sleepy, but the kind of heavy, bone-deep exhaustion that sleep does not seem to fix. You probably blame it on getting older. Maybe you tell yourself you just had a busy week or the weather is changing. But here is the reality check that most doctors hesitate to give you bluntly: aging is not supposed to feel this heavy, and it is certainly not supposed to leave you gasping for air after walking to the mailbox.
Your body is often trying to communicate a mechanical failure, specifically in the pump that keeps you alive. It is easy to ignore these signs because they whisper before they scream. By the time they scream, the damage is often irreversible. We need to talk about what your heart is trying to tell you before it is too late.
