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Podcast: Salad With a Side of Fries Nutrition, Wellness & Weight Loss
Episode: It Takes Heart!
Description: Outline:Intro today's topic (not your typical heart health conversation) & welcome back, StephanieThe heart is a muscle.Heart rate & heart rate variability (HRV)Blood pressure - systolic & diastolicCholesterolSources: our own body & our foodGenetics & epigeneticsHDL (high density lipoprotein) & LDL (low density lipoprotein)What are they? What is HDL good? Why is LDL bad?Cholesterol ratioTriglyceridesRisk factors for cardiovascular health:Non-modifiable: age, gender, ethnicity, family history, gene polymorphisms (SNPs)Modifiable: smoking, obesity, sedentary lifestyle, poor nutrition, high cholesterol, high homocysteine, high c-reactive protein (CRP)MetabolismExerciseNutritionFeed your heart emotionally & manage stressHomocysteineC-Reactive Protein (CRP)SupplementationOmega 3CoQ10AstaxanthinHeart rate trainingDark chocolate & red wine...