Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States – fueled by the obesity epidemic along with poor food and lifestyle choices. Lowering your risk for heart disease is so much more than just eating a fiber-rich breakfast! Discover how our functional medicine approach not only lowers your cardiovascular risk profile but also reboots your energy, sleep, and well-being!
Are you struggling with high cholesterol or signs of poor heart health?
Are you currently taking statins for high cholesterol or have a family history of heart attacks?
Are you also carrying annoying weight around your midsection that just doesn’t budge, no matter what you do?
Perhaps you are looking for support from a functional cardiologist?
Well, you’re in the right place!
For years, red meat and fat, high cholesterol, and a family history of heart attacks were the primary culprits for heart health issues.
While all of these can be factors, new scientific research has shown that there are even more important and concerning factors (never previously considered) that play a big part in how healthy your heart is.
The real culprit, according to recent studies, is a diet high in inflammatory foods – such as fast foods and highly processed foods loaded with sugar and refined carbohydrates. Other factors contribute as well… like regular alcohol consumption (busting the “red wine is good for you” myth), stealth infections, exposures to environmental toxins along with a general lack of exercise, and high levels of stress.
When it comes to heart health, it’s no longer just about having “good” cholesterol numbers – there are so many other areas that must be assessed. In fact, 77% of heart attacks happen to people with normal cholesterol levels!
A standard lipid panel only predicts about 50% of those that will go on to have a heart attack or stroke, suggesting that 50% of those with normal cholesterol levels are at risk. Measuring both systemic inflammation and inflammation within artery walls can help identify this “hidden risk.”
Unfortunately, many people don’t receive the correct testing and guidance and experience a heart attack or a stroke as their first sign of the underlying cardiovascular disease.
It is estimated that 90% of cardiovascular disease is preventable, but what most people and conventionally-trained doctors don’t know is that in order to prevent heart disease, you have to follow a whole-body approach.
What we have found is that so many areas of our health and lifestyle directly impact heart health, including how high your current levels of inflammation are, your blood sugar levels, if you are eating an inflammatory diet, if exercise takes a “back seat” in your life, what your toxic load is currently and if you have unresolved stealth infections.
At The Real Gut Doctor, we know that your risk of heart attack and stroke can be drastically lowered without medication – by addressing lifestyle factors informed by the appropriate advanced lab testing to understand exactly what your true risks are.
Some of this testing includes advanced lipid testing which shows the number of atherogenic (dangerous) particles and the size of these particles. Other tests for specific vitamins, fatty acids, and metabolites, as well as genetic markers, provide valuable information that will influence your healing protocol.
With in-depth functional medicine and advanced lipid testing, we can catch the beginning stages of cardiovascular disease and also zero in on other issues that can impact the health of your whole body.
So, how do you know if you are at risk or what your level of risk is? Here are some of the risks factors that you should consider, but testing is required to show all the factors:
If you have been experiencing symptoms that may be connected with cardiovascular disorders and are looking for answers, schedule a free discovery to call with our team today!
At our core, we’re here for the 40s, 50s, and beyond crew who are dealing with cardiometabolic, hormonal, and tummy troubles.
At our core, we’re here for the 40s, 50s, and beyond crew who are dealing with cardiometabolic, hormonal, and tummy troubles.
If you’re tired of shuffling from doctor to doctor without ever getting to the root of your chronic health issues, and if you want to optimize your health holistically through sound lifestyle modifications, advanced lab testing and mind-body techniques without unnecessary medications, then our program may just be what you’ve been looking for all along. Just know that it takes a serious commitment to make the lifestyle changes necessary to transform your health once and for all.
As a prospective patient, you may wonder about additional costs not included in our program fee. We know that you’ve likely been to other providers before that may have already run lab tests. That’s why during our comprehensive intake consultation, we will review any existing lab results – so that we can determine if additional, more advanced lab testing is needed to confirm a diagnosis. In terms of supplements, we may recommend certain pharmaceutical-grade supplements for a limited time to support your body’s innate healing process. But long-term, we believe that supplements can’t make up for a poor lifestyle – so our intent is to get you off supplements and unneeded prescription meds as soon as possible.
During the free discovery call, we’ll determine whether partnering with our team is the best next step for you. We’ll go over any questions you may have about our approach, and how it differs from what you’ve tried before – so you feel comfortable about the journey ahead.
Ahead of the initial paid appointment, you will complete our extensive background history forms so that we can properly review your history and lab results ahead of your appointment. During the appointment, we will together review your completed intake form, medical history, current and past lab tests – as well as any medications taken, so that we can arrive at a baseline assessment of your overall health and nutritional status. If needed, we may decide on more advanced lab tests to confirm (or rule out) a specific diagnosis, so we can create a personalized treatment protocol.
Our team at The Real Gut Doctor strives to provide you with the most effective and medically advanced techniques available. We are here for you… to help you finally reach your desired health goals.
When we speak, we’ll assess whether this program is right for you… and answer any questions you may have. Simply pick a time and date that works best for you!
