
12 episodes

Peak Health with Ravi Gupta, MD Ravi Gupta, MD
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- Health & Fitness
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5.0 • 4 Ratings
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Peak Health with Dr. Gupta is for those who want to optimize their health, maximize their genetic potential, and have some fun along the way. We discuss how a Functional Medicine and Integrative Health approach can help you heal and boost your performance!
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How to Improve Your Cholesterol Profile and Heart Health with Tariq Haddad, MD
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2:09 - Tariq's Bio
2:42 - What is Cardiovascular Disease and what part do lipids play?
3:50 - How do clots start in the first place?
5:50 - What are the risk factors for Cardiovascular disease?
6:53 - What leads to heart attacks and strokes?
8:56 - Is there really a "good" and "bad" cholesterol?
9:54 - Does Red wine help increase the HDL cholesterol?
11:14 - What does a lipid panel consist of?
13:33 - What are the reasons cholesterol itself isn't really a bad thing and what does the body need it for?
15:44 - What about advanced lipid panels, are they worth requesting from your practitioner? Who would be good candidates for these tests?
17:42 - How does it help to measure Lipoprotein (a)? Who should probably have this level checked?
20:58 - What about measuring lipid particle size?
22:28 - Is there a big cost difference between the standard and advanced lipid panels?
24:15 - How are risk factors measured in each individual patient?
26:15 - What is a calcium score test and what is it used for? How often should you get one?
29:04 - What is plaque made up of and how is calcium related?
31:08 - What does the triglyceride to HDL ratio have to do with predicting risk?
31:50 - How is treatment decided by level of risk and how does lifestyle factor in to this equation?
34:12 - Why does Dr. Gupta think many people could benefit more by changing their lifestyle first before going on medication and may end up not needing it?
37:40 - How much exercise is actually needed to get the benefit and why is it not as much as people might think?
42:02 - What other lifestyle factors impact Cardiovascular Disease?
43:52 - What does Tariq recommend where nutraceuticals are concerned?
45:21 - What does Dr. Gupta recommend where nutraceuticals are concerned from a Functional Medicine perspective?
47:49 - What is Tariq's criteria for getting someone off of their cholesterol medication?
50:20 - Why does Tariq think it's important that more doctors emphasize lifestyle rather than going straight to medications?
51:48 - Tariq can be reached at ww.Virginiaheart.com
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Overcoming Osteoporosis Naturally with Doug Lucas, MD
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1:24 - Doug's bio
2:10 - What is Bone Health, Osteoporosis and Osteopenia?
4:00 - What are the consequences of poor bone health?
5:55 - How can a fracture contribute someone permanently losing their independence or even to early death?
8:06 - What causes or contributes to poor bone health?
13:14 - How can drinking sodas contribute to bone loss?
14:08 - How is Osteoporosis or Osteopenia diagnosed?
17:48 - Why does Dr. Lucas recommend the Dexa Scan with TBS if you have access to it?
18:21 - What is Dr. Lucas's favorite test for Osteoporosis or Osteopenia?
20:43 - What are the conventional medicine treatments for Osteoporosis and the potential risks involved?
27:53 - Does increasing dairy or calcium intake help Osteoporosis?
30:03 - What can we do from a Functional Medicine approach when it comes to Osteoporosis or Osteopenia?
33:33 - Why is supplementation so important with Osteoporosis?
34:43 - Why is exercise so important to prevent bone loss?
35:23 - How does Dr. Lucas use supplements for Osteoporosis?
38:24 - Can lifestyle changes impact Osteoporosis without having to use conventional treatments?
44:08 - Doug can be found at Optimalbonehealth.com and on YouTube.
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Understanding Palpitations and Conquering Atrial Fibrillation with Chirag Sandesara, MD
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Show Notes
1:24 - Chirag's Bio
2:21 - What is a heart palpitation and are they all actually abnormalities?
4:24 - What are the upsides and downsides of all the new self-quantification "wear-ables"?
7:26 - When should someone seek medical attention for any issues or abnormalities they feel with their heart?
9:30 - What is Atrial Fibrillation (Afib) and how common is it?
10:38 - How can Atrial Fibrillation cause strokes?
13:00 - What causes Atrial Fibrillation?
13:57 - Why is Atrial Fibrillation considered to be a "lifestyle disease"?
15:00 - How is Atrial Fibrillation diagnosed?
16:15 - What is the new "patch technology" that makes Afib diagnosis so much easier for patients?
17:50 - What happens if there's only just a few seconds of Afib and how long does it need to be before it becomes a real issue?
20:17 - What are the medical treatments for Afib?
22:42 - Can a hit to the chest really affect the heart rhythm?
24:30 - What can someone do to prevent Afib or other heart arrhythmias?
26:40 - What is Holiday Heart Syndrome and how can it promote Afib, and how can it be prevented?
28:07 - How does having Diabetes increase the risk of Afib?
28:28 - How does sleep apnea or thyroid issues increase the risk of Afib?
32:00 - What are some of the solutions that can help prevent Afib and possibly help someone get off medications?
37:47 - Dr. Chirag Sandesara can be found at www.virginiaheart.com -
Stress and Nature's Xanax with Ravi Gupta, MD
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Show Notes
0:24 - Dr. Gupta discusses the Phase One Body Reset program and the other programs Peak Health has available.
1:00 - Dr. Gupta covers the health issues and symptoms that stress can cause.
2:29 - What is a benzodiazepine and what does it have in common with alcohol?
3:16 - Why do people have stress?
4:09 - What are the techniques to use that can give the body a similar effect to anxiety medication?
4:47 - What is the vagus nerve and how can you activate it to help with stress?
6:08 - What is a 2X breath?
6:58 - What is a double breath?
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The Happiness Formula with Trevor McGregor - Part 2
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Show Notes
:27 - What is the Happiness Formula?
2:46 - What is the formula for unhappiness?
4:01 - What Is the formula for suffering?
4:40 - What are the two things to look at if you’re in formula 3 or 2 and want to be in 1?
6:50 - What does taking a personal inventory mean?
7:40 - What did Dr. Gupta do to make his happiness formula “add up”?
10:00 - What are different techniques and modalities that we can use to help us be happier?
16:04 - Trevor references the book The Gap and the Gain
22:00 - What app does Ravi use to help him with his meditation?
23:21 - What's Trevor's final tip to help cultivate happiness?
24:00 - Trevor’s website: TrevorMcGregor.com
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The Happiness Formula with Trevor McGregor - Part 1
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Show Notes
:40 - Trevor's Bio
1:36 - Why does Trevor think happiness is so important?
2:36 - What does some of the science say about the roles happiness plays in our psychological and physiological health and wellbeing?
3:42 - Should people feel selfish for feeling happy?
4:34 - What is the law of polarity?
6:03 - What does focus and attention do to help happiness?
8:38 - What does Dr. Joe Dispenza say about ruminating negative thoughts?
10:25 - How do we program our thoughts so that they are more positive?
11:55 - What is the Saboteur and the Sage?
12:27 - Trevor references the book Positive Intelligence
12:40 - What are the ten types of saboteurs?
13:25 - What does intuition have to do with happiness?
14:40 - What does priming yourself for the day look like?
16:20 - What kind of impact does catching and stopping negative thoughts have on happiness?
16:50 - What is a familiar past and how does it impact happiness?
17:21 - How do we reprogram our minds to get past the familial past?
19:01- How does helping others impact happiness?
20:09 - Ravi and Trevor will discuss The Happiness Formula in the next episode.
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