The Root Cause Medicine Podcast

The Guide to Preventing Heart Attacks and Improving Your Cardiovascular Health (Part 2)

In today's episode of The Root Cause Medicine Podcast, we're back for part 2 of the cardiovascular and metabolic diseases talk with Dr. Sanjay Bhojraj. You’ll hear us discuss:

  1. How to improve cardiovascular health

  2. Approaches to reduce inflammatory burden for better cardiovascular health

  3. The role of oral health in cardiovascular health

  4. Powerlifting and cardiovascular fitness

Dr. Sanjay Bhojraj is a cardiologist and functional medicine practitioner, as well as an educator at Rupa Health. He is the founder of Well12.Health, specializing in the reduction and management of cardiometabolic risk. Before this, Dr. Sanjay was an Interventional Cardiologist at Mission Heritage Medical Group.

Labs Mentioned:

  • Advanced lipid testing
  • High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP)
  • C-reactive protein (CRP) test

Guest Details:

  • Dr. Sanjay Bhojraj on LinkedIn
  • Dr. Sanjay Bhojraj on Facebook
  • Dr. Sanjay Bhojraj on Instagram
  • Well12.Health Website

Rupa Health Details:

  • Rupa Health's Website
  • Rupa Health on LinkedIn
  • Rupa Health on Instagram
  • Rupa Health on Tik Tok
  • Rupa Health on YouTube
  • Rupa Health Reference Guide
  • Rupa Health Magazine
  • Dr. Kate Kresge’s Website
  • Dr. Kate Kresge on LinkedIn
  • Dr. Kate Kresge on Podcast
  • Dr. Kate Kresge on Instagram
  • Dr. Kate Kresge on Twitter
  • Dr. Kate Kresge on Youtube


Timestamps

01:11 - Heart health, dietary changes, and lifestyle impact

02:00 - Key markers of vascular inflammation

03:01 - How oral health impacts heart health

06:26 - Hormones and heart health

12:12 - Powerlifting and cardiovascular fitness

24:05 - The Well12.Health for diet, stress, and sleep optimization