This documentary features Dr. William Castelli, director of the well-known Framingham Heart Study, presenting a lecture on heart disease to an audience at the Harvard School of Government. With humor, caring, and perspective, he provides information about this serious condition that takes so many lives. Until recently, most heart disease research has been focused on men. Here, Castelli offers less-known facts about women and the illness. For instance, heart disease is the "number one killer" of women over fifty - and women don't always show the "classic warning signs" of a heart attack, so the diagnosis may be missed. Women are also more likely than men to have a second heart attack and less likely to survive it. The program also touches on experiences of several patients: a child with high cholesterol, a woman whose condition was misdiagnosed, a man who suffered a heart attack before the age of forty (a problem becoming more common). Dr. Castelli provides information on diet, stress, and exercise - to help people protect their hearts and preserve their health. ~ Alice Duncan, All Movie Guide