Prevent And Reverse Heart Disease Using Functional Medicine with Dr. Cindy Geyer

Prevent And Reverse Heart Disease Using Functional Medicine | This
episode is sponsored by ButcherBox and RupaHealth Research shows
that adhering to four simple behaviors can prevent 80% of heart
disease. They are: not smoking, exercising 3.5 hours a week, eating
a healthy diet, and maintaining a healthy weight. Unfortunately,
fewer than 3% of Americans meet this criteria. And while
traditional medicine relies mainly on medication to treat and
prevent heart disease, we know that the way you eat, how much you
exercise, how you manage stress, and minimizing your exposure to
environmental toxins can all be much more effective levers for
treating and reducing the risk of heart disease. In this episode,
Dr. Hyman sits down with Dr. Cindy Geyer to discuss the Functional
Medicine approach to treating heart disease. They dive into the
root causes of inflammation, the role of cholesterol, insulin, and
gut health in driving heart disease, and much more. Dr. Cindy Geyer
received her Bachelor of Science and her Doctor of Medicine
degrees, with honors, from the Ohio State University. She completed
residency in internal medicine at Strong Memorial Hospital in
Rochester, N.Y. and is triple board certified in internal medicine,
integrative medicine, and lifestyle medicine. She joined The
Ultrawellness Center in 2021 after practicing and serving as the
medical director at Canyon Ranch for 23 years. She has served on
the Board of Directors for the American College of Lifestyle
Medicine and is a recently elected fellow of ACLM. Dr. Geyer has
been a core faculty member at The Center for Mind-Body Medicine
(CMBM) for 20 years, teaching physicians and other healthcare
professionals how to use food and lifestyle to address health
concerns in their own lives and those of their patients. A
clinician, educator, and avid hiker, she is passionate about
collaborative approaches to health and wellness: from the
integrative team model in working with individual patients, to
community partnerships that together can affect healthy changes in
the places people live and work. This episode is sponsored by
ButcherBox and RupaHealth. When you sign up to ButcherBox, you’ll
get 2 lbs of wild-caught Alaskan salmon free in your first box plus
$10 off. Just go to butcherbox.com/farmacy to take advantage of
this great offer.  Rupa Health is a place for Functional
Medicine practitioners to access more than 2,000 specialty lab
tests from over 20 labs like DUTCH, Vibrant America, Genova, Great
Plains, and more. You can check out a free live demo with a Q&A
or create an account at RupaHealth.com.  In this episode, Dr.
Hyman and Dr. Geyer discuss: The four basic characteristics that
predict low risk of heart disease What causes inflammation?
Traditional vs. Functional Medicine approaches to testing for,
diagnosing, and treating heart disease Why the quality and size of
cholesterol matters The relationship between poor metabolic health
and heart disease The role of insulin and gut microbiome health in
driving cardiovascular disease How environmental toxins drive heart
disease Patient cases that Drs. Hyman and Geyer have treated Sleep
apnea and heart disease Eating for heart health Additional
Resources: Cholesterol Is Not The Cause Of Heart Disease
https://drhyman.com/blog/2020/10/02/podcast-hc26/ The Cholesterol
Test You Should Be Getting
https://drhyman.com/blog/2021/04/23/podcast-minisode76/ How Sleep
Apnea Drives Weight Gain, Memory Loss, High Blood Pressure, ADHD,
And More https://drhyman.com/blog/2021/06/25/podcast-minisode85/
Treating The Underlying Causes Of High Blood Pressure
https://drhyman.com/blog/2020/06/19/podcast-hc15/