Unlocking the Secrets of Heart Health: Expert Insights & Actionable Tips

Taking leadership of your heart health is a key to longevity and vitality. In this episode, I provide a framework for heart health beyond the conventional model that is reliant upon medications. 

Heart disease is the number one killer of women in the U.S. and is the leading cause of death globally. The conventional model relies upon medications to manage blood pressure and cholesterol. If you are willing to take leadership over your heart health, lifestyle and stress management modalities can change the trajectory of your heart health.

When it comes to taking lifelong blood pressure medications, my advice is to question if you want to be on medication for the rest of your life and alternatives for balancing blood pressure.  that protocol. Research supports health coaching as a viable option to positively impact blood pressure without medication. I provide specific nutrient and mineral deficiencies to consider. Additionally, HeartMath® breathing techniques and LifeWave’s light therapy patches support heart health. 

It’s important to understand cholesterol beyond the traditional simplified labs that measure HDL, LDL, and the ratio between the two. In this episode, we take a deep dive into cholesterol and its role in healthy hormone production for peri and menopausal women. 

I introduce ApoB, which is an important marker if you have high LDL. ApoBis a protein that plays a crucial role in lipid metabolism and cardiovascular health. If ApoB levels are too high, statins may be prescribed. Stains block an enzyme in the liver called Coenzyme Q10. I then review the many potential and likely side effects of statins, again encouraging lifestyle shifts as an alternative.

Lastly, I give my top tip for what to address first for heart disease or metabolic chaos and then wrap up with my three-part framework for a heart healthy lifestyle. 

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Topics Covered: 

Identifying heart disease symptomsBlood pressure management alternativesCholesterol, HDL, LDL, Triglycerides, and APOBSeed oils are not part of our ancestral food chain!My 3-part framework for a heart-healthy lifestyle

Resources Mentioned:

Learn more about LifeWaveResearch about health coaching as a modality to reduce blood pressureHeartMath® research reducing blood pressure with HeartMath® techniquesLearn more about TruDiagnosticLearn more about The DNA CompanyLearn more about ViomeRead Understanding The Heart by Dr. Stephen HusseySign up for Be the Boss of Your Blood Pressure with Vanessa FarrellWatch Dr. Boz’s YouTube channel about cholesterol

Past Episodes Mentioned:

Vitally You Episode 24: DNA Testing and Your Health with Kashif Khan, CEO and Founder of The DNA CompanyVitally You Episode 09: What's Your True Age with TruDiagnostic and Hannah WentVitally You Episode 86: Your Body Needs an Oil Change: The Truth About & Power of Essential Fatty Acids with Udo Erasmus

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