Heart Health, BMI and Statins: The truth about cardiovascular disease with cardiac health researcher, Calum Gore | Ep 75

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Heart disease is the biggest killer in the world, responsible for one death every 34 seconds in the USA. But did you know, you can reduce your risk of heart disease by up to 44% with simple healthy lifestyle changes?

This week, Stacey and Jaymie are joined by cardiovascular expert and researcher, Calum Gore; to explain the risks and more importantly, lay out what YOU can do to reduce the chance of becoming part of these scary numbers.
Listen in to the full episode to find out:

📆 When you should start taking care of your cardiovascular health (its much earlier than you think!)
🫀 The role of cholesterol, high blood pressure, stress and exercise in heart disease.
🧬 What preventative action you can take, even if you have a higher genetic risk factor
💊 How statins work and whether they are a good idea
📈 The relevance of BMI and how accurate this is as a risk indicator
🏋️‍♀️ The healthy lifestyle changes and exercise routines that you should try
00:00 You are wilfully ignoring your risk of heart disease

02:15 What’s hereditary when it comes to heart disease?

05:31 Modifying your risk factor - ‘BMI is absolutely still relevant’

06:54 Blood pressure explained, why it’s bad when it’s too high and statins

11:55 How excess calorie consumption impacts your heart health

16:11 Is exercise more important than weight when it comes to heart health?

21:16 The calorie deficit - are you over-estimating calories out and under-estimating calories in?

24:16 The first steps to improving heart health with exercise and nutrition

29:33 High blood pressure - Jaymie’s story

33:51 How exercise lowers your blood pressure - the benefits of HIIT

39:22 Calum’s current heart health research

43:40 How can we reduce our risk of heart disease

49:01 The difference in risk for men and women

56:51 Other ways to boost your heart health: salt, caffeine, stress and sleep

1:03:45 The health checks we should all make sure we carry out
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