with Dr. Nina Maouelainin Podcast Summary “Lung cancer is still the number one killer in men and women worldwide against all other cancers combined,” says Dr. Nina Maouelainin, an interventional pulmonologist, as she joins Dr. Regina Druz to tackle a powerful question: Why are so many non-smokers, especially younger women, now at risk? Dr. Maouelainin [...]

with Dr. Ernst Schaefer Podcast Summary “I look at cholesterol as a first responder. Once inflammation starts in the blood vessels and injury occurs, cholesterol is sent to patch it up—that’s the beginning of those plaques. If plaques are active and inflammation doesn’t subside, the immune system, of course, gets involved,” says Dr. Regina Druz, [...]

Podcast Summary “One kilogram reduction in weight usually decreases systolic blood pressure, so that’s your upper number, by about one millimeter on average,” shares Dr. Regina Druz, pointing to research that shows how even small amounts of weight loss may have a measurable impact on blood pressure. So, how much weight does one really need [...]

Podcast Summary "Calcium is the end stage of the inflammation that happens in the coronary arteries," explains Dr. Regina Druz, a holistic cardiologist, in this inaugural episode of Own Your Heart Health. Dr. Druz explores heart disease from a different angle, shifting the focus from cholesterol to the deeper role inflammation plays in cardiac risk. [...]