Maintain a Healthy Heart and Prevent Heart Disease | Prakriti Gaba MD

This episode’s guest is Prakriti Gaba. She earned her medical degree from the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine and completed internal medicine training at Columbia University Medical Center in New York City. She is a physician and senior cardiology fellow at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School. Her research interests involve investigating novel treatments for coronary artery disease as well as rethinking clinical trial design. In this episode, Dr Gaba and I discuss: - What causes heart disease. - Does your diet affect your cholesterol levels? - Which biomarkers should you be looking at, and the ideal ranges. - How to lower your risk of cardiovascular disease. 00:00:00 - High Risk LDL Cholesterol Levels 00:02:07 - The New York Experience Podcast 00:03:00 - Exploring Unanswered Questions in Cardiology 00:03:02 - Decreasing the Risk of Extreme Cardiovascular Problems 00:04:21 - The Mystery of Cardiology and Preventing Cardiovascular Disease 00:05:09 - Understanding Cardiovascular Disease: Blockages and Strokes 00:06:10 - Venous and Arterial Diseases: Understanding the Risks 00:09:10 - The Process of a Heart Attack 00:12:10 - Preventing and Managing Deep Vein Thrombosis 00:13:00 - The Importance of Cholesterol in Cardiovascular Health 00:15:04 - Understanding Cholesterol Components 00:18:11 - Understanding Lipoproteins B and A 00:21:19 - Understanding Lipoprotein (a) and its Relationship to Heart Disease 00:24:39 - Understanding Lipoprotein A and Arterial Health 00:27:41 - Targeting Inflammation in Cardiovascular Disease 00:30:48 - The Benefits of AG1 in the Afternoon 00:32:59 - Understanding the Bipolar Nature of IL-6 00:33:22 - The Impact of Diet on Cholesterol Levels 00:33:56 - The role of diet in cardiovascular disease risk 00:35:21 - Avocados and the different types of fats 00:36:00 - Can exercise clear plaque in the arteries? 00:37:12 - The Role of Exercise and Diet in Reducing Plaque 00:38:30 - The Benefits of Fiber in Reducing Cardiovascular Disease Risk 00:40:08 - Building Stronger Arteries 00:43:07 - Genetic and dietary factors of LDL cholesterol 00:46:20 - The Complex Pathway of PCSK9 Inhibition 00:47:26 - Precision Medicine and Targeted Therapies 00:48:52 - Mechanism of Action of Statins 00:49:27 - Mechanism of Action of Statins 00:52:31 - The Risk and Benefits of Statin Medication 00:55:42 - The Risks of Taking Supplements 00:58:00 - The Impact of Smoking on Heart Health 00:58:47 - The Impact of Smoking on Cardiovascular Disease 01:00:00 - The Future of Interventional Cardiology and Prevention 01:01:49 - Screening for Heart Disease 01:04:56 - Atrial Fibrillation: Understanding the Disease and its Risks 01:07:53 - Early Detection of Atrial Fibrillation with Wearable Technology 01:10:41 - Connect with me on Twitter and TikTok Dr Gaba's Twitter: @PrakritiGaba Dr Gaba on Tiktok: @prakritigaba Sponsors: LMNT - https://www.drinkLMNT.com/NEURO Athletic Greens - https://www.drinkAG1.com/NEURO *** The Neuro Athletics Newsletter: https://bit.ly/3ewI5P0 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/louisanicola_/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/louisanicola_ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices