Salad With a Side of Fries Nutrition, Wellness & Weight Loss

It Takes Heart!

Episode Summary

It's February, which is heart health month. BUT, this isn't your average heart health conversation. This week Jenn breaks it all down for us so we can understand what all these heart health buzzwords mean. Plus, maybe you've heard you can't change your genes and you're destined based on your family history...what if that's only partially true? Jenn walks us through what we can't change and what we can, giving us action steps to support the most important muscle in our bodies—the heart. Become A Member: https://glow.fm/saladwithasideoffries/ Free Menu Plan & Regimen Recommendation: http://bit.ly/BLNTLSprofile Jenn's Omega 3 for US Listeners: http://bit.ly/jennomegaus Jenn's Omega 3 for Global Listeners: http://bit.ly/jennomegaglobal Jenn's CoQ10 for US Listeners: http://bit.ly/jenncoq10us Jenn's CoQ10 for global listeners: http://bit.ly/jenncoq10global Jenn's Astaxanthin for US Listeners: http://bit.ly/jennastaus Jenn's Astaxanthin for global listeners: http://bit.ly/jennastaglobal Jenn's Resveratrol for US Listeners: http://bit.ly/jennresverus Jenn's Resveratrol for global listeners: http://bit.ly/jennresverglobal

Episode Notes

Outline:

• Intro today's topic (not your typical heart health conversation) & welcome back, Stephanie
• The heart is a muscle.
• Heart rate & heart rate variability (HRV)
• Blood pressure - systolic & diastolic
• Cholesterol
  • Sources: our own body & our food
  • Genetics & epigenetics
• HDL (high density lipoprotein) & LDL (low density lipoprotein)
  • What are they? What is HDL good? Why is LDL bad?
  • Cholesterol ratio
• Triglycerides
• Risk factors for cardiovascular health:
  • Non-modifiable: age, gender, ethnicity, family history, gene polymorphisms (SNPs)
  • Modifiable: smoking, obesity, sedentary lifestyle, poor nutrition, high cholesterol, high homocysteine, high c-reactive protein (CRP)
    • Metabolism
    • Exercise
    • Nutrition
    • Feed your heart emotionally & manage stress
    • Homocysteine
    • C-Reactive Protein (CRP)
• Supplementation
  • Omega 3
  • CoQ10
  • Astaxanthin
• Heart rate training
• Dark chocolate & red wine (resveratrol)
• Reversing diagnoses

Quotes:
"Your genes are NOT your destiny." - Jenn Trepeck
"The future of cardiovascular intervention belongs to prevention." - Jenn Trepeck
"Move your mass."  - Jenn Trepeck
"CoQ10's natural production within the body involves the same enzymes as cholesterol synthesis...reducing cholesterol synthesis with meds alsos suppresses the body's CoQ10 production." - Jenn Trepeck
 

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