Own Your Heart Health with Dr. Regina Druz

By Dr. Regina Druz

Own your heart health — with clarity, confidence, and science that works.

I’m Dr. Regina Druz, Cornell- and Duke-trained cardiologist and a national leader in holistic, root-cause cardiology.

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Number 1: The Drug Worked. Did You?
Your cholesterol numbers can drop while your actual heart attack risk barely moves. That gap sits at the center of this week's Own Your Heart Health, where Dr. Regina Druz unpacks what several major 2026 heart trials showed about statin side effects, LDL cholesterol, and how fast real protection shows up. Dr. Regina starts with a simple cut-finger example to show why a lab number improving in twelve weeks does not mean your arteries have changed. From there she breaks down three separate drug trials. One gave a powerful injectable straight to heart attack patients on their way to the cardiac lab, and the results surprised even her own colleagues. She also covers statin muscle pain and what the trial data actually show about muscle complaints, how Repatha side effects compare, why PCSK9 inhibitors work through a completely different pathway from statins, and how long it can take for cholesterol lowering to translate into a measurable change in heart attack or stroke risk. Dr. Regina also explains the 3% 10-year cardiovascular risk threshold discussed in the new guidelines when weighing statin benefits against diabetes risk, plus how she thinks about LDL levels below 50 mg/dL in her own practice. This episode is for educational purposes, not personal medical advice, so bring your own labs and history to your physician before making any changes. Press play to hear how she weighs those numbers against each patient's individual risk and treatment options. Episode Breakdown: 00:00 Welcome Back and a Disappointing Trial Summer 04:41 Major Adverse Cardiac Events Explained 09:26 The Band-Aid Example and HeartWell Toolkit 14:06 Introducing Three Major Cholesterol Trials 18:54 Four Questions to Ask About Any Trial 23:38 The STAREE Trial and Healthy Older Adults 30:27 The AMUNDSEN Trial and an Acute Heart Attack 35:03 The VESALIUS-CV Trial and Primary Prevention Results 41:51 Statin Versus Repatha Questions Patients Ask Most 46:17 How Low Should LDL Go Links: Schedule a Discovery Call Access Courses and Events Get Heartwell Toolkits Schedule a Business Meeting Connect with Dr. Regina Druz: Visit the Holistic Heart Centers website Follow Holistic Heart Centers on Facebook Follow Holistic Heart Centers on X Subscribe to Dr. Regina on YouTube Follow Dr. Regina on Instagram Follow Dr. Regina on TikTok Podcast production and show notes provided by HiveCast.fm
September 17, 202653min
Number 2: The Surprising Power of Reversing Diet and Lifestyle Habits After 50
Insulin resistance can develop for years before conventional bloodwork tells the full story. Terry Tateossian learned that lesson firsthand after burnout, weight gain, panic attacks, and two hospital visits for symptoms she feared were heart attacks. At the same time, she was unknowingly entering perimenopause at just 37. On this episode of Own Your Heart Health, Dr. Regina Druz talks with Terry Tateossian, founder of The House of Rose (THOR), about the years she spent chasing weight loss through 33 different diets before anything actually worked. Terry explains why a “slow metabolism” wasn’t the simple explanation she once assumed and what shifted once she stopped restricting and started tracking her food in grams. They get into why so many women eat inconsistently, 700 calories one day and thousands the next, and how that pattern drives insulin resistance and blocks hormonal balance long before bloodwork catches it. Terry and Dr. Druz also break down why strength training does more for metabolic flexibility than any amount of cardio, and how Terry's own experience led her to build a retreat centered on nutrition, movement, sleep, and nervous system regulation. If menopause symptoms or stubborn weight have you feeling like your body stopped listening to you, this conversation offers a clearer way to read what's actually happening. Press play to hear it. Episode Breakdown: 00:00 Welcome to Own Your Heart Health with Terry Tateossian 01:21 From Communist Eastern Europe to New York Immigrant Life 05:17 Walking Away From Law School Into the Dot Com Era 09:44 Twelve Offices, Burnout, and a Perimenopause Diagnosis at 37 16:30 Thirty-Three Failed Diets and Losing Control of Her Body 22:22 The Coach Who Refused to Enable Her and What Changed 32:38 Why Insulin Resistance Hides for Years Before Bloodwork Shows It 38:05 Deregulated Nutrient Sensing and the Hallmarks of Aging 40:59 The Food Audit That Reveals What Women Are Really Eating 47:50 Reverse Dieting and Escaping the Metabolic Bermuda Triangle 54:55 Using GLP-1 Medications as a Bridge, Not a Magic Solution 1:00:07 Inside The House of Rose Retreat and Its Philosophy 1:03:25 Terry's Top Three Rules for Women Turning 50 Connect with Terry Tateossian: Join THOR's retreats Links: Schedule a Discovery Call Access Courses and Events Get Heartwell Toolkits Schedule a Business Meeting Connect with Dr. Regina Druz: Visit the Holistic Heart Centers website Follow Holistic Heart Centers on Facebook Follow Holistic Heart Centers on X Subscribe to Dr. Regina on YouTube Follow Dr. Regina on Instagram Follow Dr. Regina on TikTok Podcast production and show notes provided by HiveCast.fm
August 20, 20261h 8min
Number 3: "Just a Little Heart Attack": Why and How Heart Disease Affects Women and What You Should Do About It
Jaw pain that appeared only while climbing stairs. Blood pressure that looked normal at every doctor’s appointment but rose at home. One woman had a 90% blockage in a major coronary artery. Another had masked hypertension that may have contributed to cardiomyopathy. In both cases, the warning signs were easy to miss. In this episode of Own Your Heart Health, Dr. Arash Bereliani, a Beverly Hills preventive cardiologist with three decades of experience, joins Dr. Regina Druz to explain why women's cardiovascular health concerns are so often diagnosed too late and what can help catch them earlier. Dr. Bereliani breaks down the pattern behind underdiagnosis in women, the atypical symptoms doctors write off as anxiety, and a condition called SCAD that disproportionately affects women in their forties and fifties. He also explains how microvascular disease can cause real chest pain even when a normal angiogram shows no major blockages, and why a woman's risk shifts when estrogen drops during menopause. Dr. Druz shares a case where a simple blood pressure cuff uncovered masked hypertension despite reassuring cardiovascular imaging. The case shows why women's cardiovascular health often depends on looking beyond standard office readings and traditional risk assessments. Press play to hear the questions worth bringing to your next cardiology appointment. Episode Breakdown: 00:00 Dr. Arash Bereliani's Personal Path Into Cardiology 04:19 Why End Stage Treatment Isn't Real Prevention 06:11 Atherosclerosis Takes Twenty Years to Develop 07:16 The Top Risk Factors to Manage Starting in Your Twenties 14:53 Why Prevention Training Still Lags Behind Treatment 16:36 How Cardiology's Risk Models Were Built Without Women 23:28 Risk Calculators Still Don't Account for Women 25:33 What Actually Makes a Woman's Heart Different 32:02 The Bias Behind Underdiagnosis and Late Treatment 35:28 Pregnancy History as a Hidden Cardiovascular Risk Factor 38:23 Dr. Bereliani's Take on Hormone Replacement Therapy 44:21 The Top Three Tests Every Patient Should Get 50:01 Why a Thirty Dollar Blood Pressure Cuff Can Catch What Scans Miss 53:17 Be Your Own Advocate Links: Schedule a Discovery Call Access Courses and Events Get Heartwell Toolkits Schedule a Business Meeting Connect with Dr. Regina Druz: Visit the Holistic Heart Centers website Follow Holistic Heart Centers on Facebook Follow Holistic Heart Centers on X Subscribe to Dr. Regina on YouTube Follow Dr. Regina on Instagram Follow Dr. Regina on TikTok Podcast production and show notes provided by HiveCast.fm
August 06, 202656min
Number 4: "Keys to the Kingdom": How Microbes Shape Our Healthspan and Longevity
A handful of keystone microbes shape how fast your gut, your brain, and your heart age. On this episode of Own Your Heart Health, host Dr. Regina Druz talks with nutrition and microbiome researcher Dr. Oscar Coetzee about the strains of gut bacteria working less like passengers and more like an organ system of their own. Dr. Coetzee walks through why modern life quietly strips these keystone microbes away through antibiotic use, acid blockers, low-fiber diets, and pesticide exposure, and what can happen when the body loses them. The two get into how specific strains like Akkermansia muciniphila, F. prausnitzii, and Roseburia lower inflammation, support metabolic health, and even help the body produce its own GLP-1. They also cover emerging research on engraftment and human-donor-derived probiotics designed to establish themselves in the gut rather than simply pass through, plus why that distinction may matter for long-term health. Dr. Druz and Dr. Coetzee close on one of the more striking parts of the conversation. Biological age and chronological age can be pulled apart, depending on what you do. A supercentenarian case study and a mouse microbiome transplant experiment point to the same conclusion. Gut bacteria are one of the most direct levers available for real longevity and healthspan. If gut health and aging have felt disconnected until now, this conversation on keystone microbes offers a new way to think about the connection. Episode Breakdown: 00:00 The MMs of Functional and Integrative Medicine 02:04 Dr. Oscar Coetzee's Path Into Microbiome Research 07:05 How Modern Life Damages the Gut Microbiome 10:34 Fiber Deficiency and Glyphosate Effects on Gut Bacteria 13:38 What Makes a Bacterium a Keystone Strain 17:30 Akkermansia and Natural GLP-1 Production 21:41 Roseburia and Its Role in Reducing Inflammation 26:27 How Keystone Microbes Crowd Out Harmful Bacteria 28:54 Why Traditional Probiotics Fall Short 32:27 Stool Testing and the Keystone Strain Protocol 44:07 Supercentenarians and the Longevity Microbiome Connection 49:09 The Mouse Study That Reversed Biological Aging 50:09 Microbial Ecosystem Therapeutics Explained 54:25 Gut Bacteria's Link to Skin Health and Mood Links: Schedule a Discovery Call Access Courses and Events Get Heartwell Toolkits Schedule a Business Meeting Connect with Dr. Regina Druz: Visit the Holistic Heart Centers website Follow Holistic Heart Centers on Facebook Follow Holistic Heart Centers on X Subscribe to Dr. Regina on YouTube Follow Dr. Regina on Instagram Follow Dr. Regina on TikTok Podcast production and show notes provided by HiveCast.fm
July 23, 20261h
Number 5: From Blockages to Big Data: Redefining Cardiovascular Prevention with AI and Policy with Dr. Yele Aluko, Interventional Cardiologist
The healthcare system was built around the wrong priority: treating sickness instead of preventing it. That single insight changed Dr. Yele Aluko’s entire career. Dr. Regina Druz welcomes him to Own Your Heart Health to talk about AI in healthcare and what it takes to build cardiovascular prevention into the system. Dr. Aluko spent decades opening blocked arteries and replacing heart valves before a business school class helped him see the bigger problem. The system was not broken. It was designed around illness instead of prevention. That realization pushed him out of the cath lab and into healthcare consulting, where he works to shift the industry toward keeping people well before they ever need a procedure. Dr. Aluko explains how big data and healthcare technology are starting to predict illness before symptoms appear and personalize treatment around the patient instead of the disease. He breaks down the lifestyle fundamentals that protect your heart for decades, why risk personalization beats generic population data, and how AI in healthcare can help you walk into appointments more prepared and ask sharper questions. Dr. Druz and Dr. Aluko also digs into systemic health solutions like indoor air regulation and social deprivation scoring, the health policy gaps still holding back cardiovascular innovation, and what data-driven health could look like once prevention finally takes priority over crisis care. This episode lays out a clear picture of preventive medicine and the future of cardiology, built around the idea that healthcare should keep you out of the hospital, not just treat you once you are in it. Episode Breakdown: 00:00 Why a Cardiologist Left the Cath Lab to Fix a Broken System 03:39 How the Healthcare System Was Built for Sickness, Not Prevention 07:47 Health Policy, Social Determinants, and Why Reform Has Stalled 12:13 The Metabolic Storm That Silently Builds for Decades 14:29 What Young People Need to Know About Heart Disease Risk 19:23 The Top Three Lifestyle Habits That Protect Your Heart 21:27 Risk Personalization and the Cholesterol Medication Decision 25:28 AI in Healthcare: Will It Close the Gap or Widen It? 32:41 How to Use AI Tools Safely Before Your Next Doctor Visit 37:55 Environmental Toxins, Indoor Air Quality, and Your Heart Health 45:37 The Future of Cardiology: Prediction, Prevention, and Personalized Care Links: Schedule a Discovery Call Access Courses and Events Get Heartwell Toolkits Schedule a Business Meeting Connect with Dr. Regina Druz: Visit the Holistic Heart Centers website Follow Holistic Heart Centers on Facebook Follow Holistic Heart Centers on X Subscribe to Dr. Regina on YouTube Follow Dr. Regina on Instagram Follow Dr. Regina on TikTok Podcast production and show notes provided by HiveCast.fm
June 25, 202653min