Dr. Joel Kahn explains how inflammation drives heart disease—and how lifestyle, nutrition, and early screening can help reverse cardiovascular risk.

Dr. Joel Kahn reframes heart disease as an inflammatory condition driven by lifestyle, stress, and metabolic imbalance rather than aging alone. He explains how nutrition, movement, sleep, stress management, and early cardiovascular screening can dramatically reduce risk—and in many cases reverse disease progression. The conversation highlights practical tools, key lab markers, and the powerful connection between heart health, brain health, and longevity.

Joel Kahn, MD, FACC of Detroit, Michigan, is a practicing cardiologist and a Clinical Professor of Medicine at Wayne State University School of Medicine. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Michigan Medical School. Known as “America’s Healthy Heart Doc”. Dr. Kahn has triple board certification in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine, and Interventional Cardiology. He was the first physician in the world to be certified in Metabolic Cardiology with A4M/MMI and the University of South Florida. He founded the Kahn Center for Cardiac Longevity in Bingham Farms, MI, in 2015.

Dr. Kahn has authored scores of publications in his field, including articles, book chapters, and monographs. He writes health articles and has 6 books in publication, including Your Whole Heart Solution, Dead Execs Don’t Get Bonuses, The Plant-Based Solution, and Lipoprotein(a): The Heart’s Silent Killer. He has had appearances on Dr. Phil, The Doctors Show, Dr. Oz, Larry King Now, and the Joe Rogan Experience. He has been awarded a Health Hero award from Detroit Crain’s Business. His podcast, Heart Doc VIP, is listened to worldwide.