Hearts are more for loving, and the more we love our hearts, the more our hearts will love us back. In this episode of the Naturopathic Family Podcast, we dive into ways of supporting the health of your heart through diet and exercise/movement. We explore which diets are more optimal for heart health, and the ins and outs of both the DASH diet and Mediterranean diet. This podcast will empower you with knowledge of how to better care for your heart through the small and simple choices you make each day when you eat.

0:00 Introduction

0:50 Story 1: Coronary Bypass Open Heart Surgery

3:35 Story 2: Medical School Cadaver Lab

6:17 Do You Know…? Statistics about Heart Disease

9:18 Factors that lead to heart disease

14:38 What is the best diet for heart health?

17:27 DASH Diet

24:27 Why does the DASH diet work to lower blood pressure?

28:34 Mediterranean Diet

31:29 Exercise and Heart Health

35:15 Are medications still needed? The Naturopathic Therapeutic Order

38:17 The Main Point

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This video is intended as educational and does not constitute medical advice. For accurate health information that uniquely pertains to you, please consult your licensed healthcare provider.

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