Peak Health with Ravi Gupta, MD Ravi Gupta, 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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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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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

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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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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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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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