Episode 12: Vegiterranean, Anyone? Yes, Please!

with Dr. Kim Williams Podcast Summary Heart disease has been the leading cause of death in the U.S. for over a century, but could changing the way we eat make a real difference? Dr. Kim Williams thinks so. In this episode, Dr. Regina Druz sits down with Dr. Williams from the University of Louisville to [...]

By |2025-05-05T05:23:59+00:00March 6th, 2025|

Episode 11: Show Your Heart Some Love: Focus on Hypertension

with Dr. Ellie Campbell Podcast Summary Blood pressure readings can be misleading—are you really hypertensive, or is it just a case of white coat syndrome? Dr. Regina Druz sits down with Dr. Ellie Campbell, a primary care functional medicine doctor, to unpack the complexities of blood pressure, its role in cardiovascular risk, and why a [...]

By |2025-05-05T05:24:27+00:00February 21st, 2025|

Episode 10: Three Men Walk Onto a Golf Course: Calcium Score Revisited

Podcast Summary Is your calcium score telling the full story of your heart health? Dr. Regina Druz unpacks what a coronary artery calcium score really means, how it relates to vascular age, and why even a seemingly low score can signal long-term risks. Starting with a quick story of three men on a golf course [...]

By |2025-05-05T05:24:58+00:00February 6th, 2025|

Episode 09: “So Me” and “So You”: Unpacking the Social Media with Dr. Dana Corriel

Podcast Summary “Doctors aren’t on social media. I recognized early on that this was going to be a really powerful medium into which we needed to place ourselves because doctors were missing,” says Dr. Dana Corriel, a pioneer in the realm of physicians on social media. In this episode, Dr. Corriel and Dr. Regina Druz [...]

By |2025-05-05T05:28:52+00:00January 23rd, 2025|

Episode 08: Why Your Fasting is Not Working: The 3 “O”s

Podcast Summary Fasting, cutting out carbs, and workouts might seem like the keys to better health. But could they be working against you? In this episode, Dr. Regina Druz unpacks why traditional fasting methods often fail to deliver expected results and introduces the “three O’s” that commonly sabotage progress: over-fasting, over-restricting carbs, and over-stressing. Drawing [...]

By |2025-05-05T05:30:10+00:00January 9th, 2025|

Episode 07: Top 5 for Heart Health and Longevity for 2025

Podcast Summary Heart health and longevity are built on daily actions, self-awareness, and the courage to take ownership of your well-being. In this episode, Dr. Regina Druz shares her top five insights for 2025, blending science and self-compassion into a practical roadmap for well-being. Dr. Druz points out the connection between metabolic health and overall [...]

By |2025-05-05T05:30:46+00:00December 20th, 2024|

Episode 06: Am I a Ticking Time Bomb? Bio-age Revealed!

with Ryan Smith Podcast Summary “If we truly want to focus on preventative medicine and address the biggest risk factor, that risk factor is the biological aging process,” says Ryan Smith, the co-founder of TruDiagnostic, a company at the forefront of epigenetic testing. In this episode, he joins Dr. Regina Druz to break down how [...]

By |2025-05-05T05:31:13+00:00December 12th, 2024|

Episode 05: Detox Redux with Dr. Daniel Kessler

Podcast Summary Environmental toxins are everywhere, but how do they really impact heart health? Dr. Regina Druz sits down with Dr. Daniel Kessler to uncover the ways toxins like microplastics and heavy metals affect cardiometabolic health. They break down which toxins are most likely to contribute to heart disease and what really happens when toxins [...]

By |2025-05-05T05:31:45+00:00November 28th, 2024|

Episode 04: Watch Your Breath: Your Heart and Lungs Will Thank You!

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 [...]

By |2025-05-05T05:32:20+00:00November 14th, 2024|

Episode 03: Busting the LDL Cholesterol Myth: It is NOT What You Think!

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, [...]

By |2025-05-05T05:32:46+00:00October 31st, 2024|