Own your heart health — with clarity, confidence, and science that works. I’m Dr. Regina Druz, Cornell- and Duke-trained cardiologist and a national leader in holistic, root-cause cardiology. This channel cuts through outdated advice to bring you expert insights and actionable strategies to reverse and prevent heart disease — naturally and effectively. You’ll discover: How to lower blood pressure without confusion The truth about cholesterol, statins, and alternatives How metabolic health, h ...
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“Honey, I Shrunk the ECG!”: How This Cardiologist Put Your Heart Rhythm at Your Fingertips
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54:00Pocket-sized ECG devices and advances in AI in healthcare are opening new possibilities in cardiology and giving patients practical ways to stay on top of their heart health. What once required bulky machines in hospitals can now be done from home, shifting how care is experienced and how patients connect with their doctors. In this episode, Dr. Re…
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Do You Know How to Flow? Exploring How Your Brain Gets Its Happiest with Dr. Lara Sayler
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55:04What does it mean to be in a flow state? And why does it matter for both your health and your work? That question frames a wide-ranging conversation between Dr. Regina Druz and Dr. Lara Salyer that goes well beyond theory to ask how we can actually live and practice in ways that support creativity, resilience, and joy. Dr. Salyer reflects on her ow…
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The Biggest Little Troublemaker: Unpacking Lipoprotein(a) with Dr. Guy Mintz
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1:01:06Lipoprotein(a) might be one of the most important pieces of the heart health puzzle that most people have never heard about. Dr. Regina Druz sits down with cardiologist and lipidology expert Dr. Guy Mintz to discuss why this particle deserves far more attention in cardiology. Lipoprotein(a) is often left out of standard cholesterol tests, yet it is…
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The Gut-Liver-Heart Connection Demystified: Uncovering the Hidden Links with Dr. Vivian Asamoah
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54:38Most chronic diseases can’t be reversed until we address what’s happening in the gut, and Dr. Vivian Asamoah is here to explain why your microbiome is the missing link in true healing. Joining Dr. Regina Druz, Dr. Asamoah shares how her journey from conventional gastroenterology to integrative and functional medicine began with a simple but powerfu…
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Is Your Mouth Secretly Harming Your Heart? (Dentist Reveals Surprising Connection!)
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59:21Your dentist might be the first person to spot early signs of heart disease, and it might show up long before your cardiologist sees anything on a scan. In this episode, Dr. Regina Druz sits down with her colleague, dentist Dr. Maria Sokolina, to talk about the oral systemic connection and why oral health should never be treated as separate from th…
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The Surprising Link Between Your Gut, Brain, Heart, & Simple Lifestyle Changes To Implement Now
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54:26Chronic symptoms don’t always need complex solutions, and your wellness journey doesn’t have to start with prescriptions. Dr. Myrto Ashe joins Dr. Regina Druz to talk about how simple, cost-negative health interventions can spark powerful change. A leader in functional medicine and author of The Simple Science of Wellness, Dr. Ashe shares her perso…
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The Six Domains of Optimal Health: How This Cardiologist Found The Secrets to Heart Health
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57:26Your heart can show signs of distress without a single symptom, and sometimes, the trigger isn’t physical at all. Dr. Alan Rozanski, a pioneer in nuclear cardiology and now a thought leader in integrative care, joins Dr. Regina Druz to explore how emotional and behavioral patterns can directly influence heart health and vitality. He shares the turn…
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Got LDL Cholesterol? Let’s Play Cholesterol Marbles!
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38:12Most doctors focus on LDL. But your lipidome holds the real clues to your cardiovascular risk. In this episode, Dr. Regina Druz introduces a tool she uses with patients called “cholesterol marbles,” a hands-on way to see cholesterol not as good vs. bad, but as a complex network of particles with very different roles. What does it mean if your LDL i…
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Do This Daily for Your Heart Health: Laugh Your Heart Out!
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53:10Laughter and heart health might seem like an unlikely pairing until you hear the science behind it. Dr. Regina Druz is joined by Dr. Sam Shay, a functional medicine doctor who also happens to be a stand-up comic. Together, they explore how humor therapy works on a biological level, from lowering stress hormones to improving blood flow. Could laught…
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Three Things to Know About Your Lipid Profile: Statin Overprescribing Solution Part 2
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53:48Most people scan their cholesterol panel and zero in on the LDL. But could there be a better indicator of risk hiding in plain sight? In this episode, Dr. Regina Druz walks through the standard lipid panel (total cholesterol, LDL, HDL, and triglycerides) and explains why the context behind the numbers matters more than the numbers alone. She breaks…
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When it comes to your kidneys, most people are told “nothing’s wrong” until it’s almost too late. In this episode, Dr. Regina Druz sits down with Dr. Robin Rose to expose the gaps in traditional renal care and offer a proactive path to kidney success. Dr. Rose shares her personal story of facing kidney cancer, a dangerously low eGFR, and the lack o…
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Statin Overprescribing Solution (S.O.S.): Part 1. How to Age-proof Yourself
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57:25Most people measure aging by wrinkles or energy levels but your arteries tell the real story. Dr. Regina Druz kicks off a new series with the launch of the Statin Overprescribing Solution (SOS), a program designed to challenge the one-size-fits-all approach to LDL cholesterol. We’ve all heard that LDL is “the bad cholesterol,” but what does a high …
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3 Myths of Hormone Replacement Therapy: Truth or Dare!
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1:01:36Most women have been misled about hormone therapy. This episode sets the record straight on what’s true, what’s outdated, and what your hot flashes are really telling you. Dr. Regina Druz is joined by hormone expert Dr. Lorraine Maita for a conversation that challenges long-held beliefs about hormones, bioidentical hormones, and the risks often ass…
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The Weight Loss “Bermuda Triangle”: Are You Stuck In It?
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54:30Your genetics might be the key to lasting weight loss. Dr. Phyllis Pobee knows firsthand how frustrating it can be to do everything “right” and still struggle with weight. In this episode, Dr. Pobee joins Dr. Regina Druz to discuss how genetics for weight loss plays a bigger role than most people realize. Could your genes for weight loss be working…
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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 break down what to eat for heart health. They talk about the science behind the vega…
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Show Your Heart Some Love: Focus on Hypertension
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1:02:53Blood 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 single reading in a doctor’s office might not tell …
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Three Men Walk Onto a Golf Course: Calcium Score Revisited
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49:41Is 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 comparing their calcium scores, Dr. Druz illustrates ho…
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"So Me" and "So You": Unpacking the Social Media with Dr. Dana Corriel
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45:10“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 discuss how social media is transforming health…
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Why Your Fasting is Not Working: The 3 “O”s
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40:01Fasting, 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-stre…
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Top 5 for Heart Health and Longevity for 2025
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46:45Heart 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 wel…
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Am I a Ticking Time Bomb? Bio-age Revealed!
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58:01“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 advanced tools like DNA methylation clocks are red…
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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 leave our bod…
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“Watch Your Breath”: Your Heart and Lungs Will Thank You
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56:00“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 reveals how factors like air pollution…
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Busting the LDL Cholesterol Myth: It is NOT What You Think!
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1:00:54“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, challenging the conventional view that LDL…
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#RapidResponse: How Much Weight to Lose to Fix Your Blood Pressure
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49:53“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 to lose to see a differe…
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“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. What if unders…
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Own Your Heart Health with Dr. Regina Druz - Trailer
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1:10Expert insights and actionable steps to reverse and prevent heart disease. Dr. Regina Druz (Cornell/Duke trained MD) is the leading holistic cardiologist, who brings clinical practice wisdom to the science of medicine, enabling listeners to take ownership over their heart health. The episodes focus on the root cause drivers of heart disease, delvin…
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