Episode 283: Heart health updates: a functional medicine approach

Are you curious about a functional approach to heart health? Want to know how to address common concerns such as arrhythmia, vascular health, and calcification? Concerned about blood clot risk and myocarditis due to the thing? Tune in to hear Ali and Becki walk through the cardiovascular system, from how the heart pumps blood to why the integrity of our vessels matters to heart disease prevention and more! 

In this episode, we cover all your burning questions on heart health and address them with food-as-medicine, lifestyle, and supplement support. Learn how magnesium can address arrhythmia and afib, why electrolytes are important to how your heart functions, and how stress can literally make your heart skip a beat! We cover concerns with vascular health and the role of an antioxidant rich diet, how blood clots form and why proteolytic enzymes can be a lifesaver, and how oral health can predict cardiovascular risk. 

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Sponsors for this episode: 

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