Becoming Heart Attack-Proof By Protecting Your Endothelial Health

This episode is brought to you by Birch Mattress by Helix, Cozy Earth, and Lifeforce.  In today’s minisode, Dhru discusses the lessons he’s learned on his heart health journey and the critical role our endothelial health plays in our risk for heart disease. He shares what damages the endothelial lining, which coats the inside of over 60,000 miles of blood vessels, and how you can strengthen it by supporting your mitochondria, circadian rhythm, sleep, and more.  Dhru also discusses his personal experience navigating high cholesterol despite making diet and lifestyle changes and how working with Dr. Michael Twyman and getting a series of lab tests helped him get a deeper look into what’s going on with his heart health. In this episode, Dhru dives into: -Crazy heart disease statistics (00:42) -Endothelial dysfunction as the root cause of heart disease (4:30) -The three events that lead up to a heart attack (6:28) -How plaque forms in our arteries (11:30) -Important lab tests for cardiovascular health(12:37) -Dhru’s heart health history (13:40) -Simple strategies to protect your endothelial lining (18:53) -Supporting and protecting your mitochondria (19:57) -Tips for programming your circadian rhythm (21:06) -Sleep hygiene and heart health (22:09) -Stress management and heart health (22:36) -Dietary factors (24:37) -Smoking and vaping (27:15) Also mentioned in this episode: -Sign up for the Try This Newsletter here. -Try This: Becoming Heart Attack-Proof by Protecting Your Endothelial Health -Try This: The Miracle Molecule You Need To “NO” About -Episode 158 with Dr. Louis Ignarro -Episode 383 with Dr. Michael Twyman -Dr. Michael Twyman’s website, drtwyman.com.  -Dr.Michael Twyman’s @drtwyman -Episode 378 with Dr. Sunjya Schweig Sleep Master Class Birch mattress by Helix is made of organic latex, cotton, New Zealand wool, and American steel springs. To get 20% off your Birch Living mattress, head to birchliving.com/dhru today. Cozy Earth has the most comfortable, temperature-regulating, and non-toxic sheets on the market. Right now, get 40% off your Cozy Earth sheets. Just head over to cozyearth.com and use code DHRU Lifeforce is a revolutionary new health platform that’s changing the game when it comes to personalized performance and longevity-based action plans. Right now, get 15% off your first purchase at Mylifeforce.com with code DHRU. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices