Dr Ford Brewer - PrevMed This One Habit is Clogging your Arteries - Ford Brewer MD MPH (PrevMed Health)
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Sep 19, 2025 Debbie Pierce, a certified integrative nutrition health coach and master NLP coach, joins to discuss the hidden dangers of chronic stress on heart health. They reveal how stress can trigger inflammation and plaque buildup, even with normal cholesterol levels. Debbie shares practical routines, like morning movement and meditation, to reset your nervous system. The episode includes a four-step plan for stress management: Detect, Understand, Regulate, and Nourish, emphasizing crowding out unhealthy habits for better cardiovascular wellness.
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Stress Directly Drives Arterial Plaque
- Chronic fight-or-flight activation causes arterial inflammation and plaque independent of cholesterol levels.
- Amygdala hyperactivity links to carotid thickness and plaque progression even without traditional risk factors.
Brewer's Personal Sleep Struggle
- Dr. Ford Brewer shared his lifelong sleep issue of waking between 2–4am and struggling to return to sleep.
- He considers this poor sleep his main personal cardiovascular risk besides age.
Start Your Day With Movement Or Gratitude
- Do replace early-morning phone/news checking with movement or gratitude to set a calmer tone.
- Use a short morning routine like exercise or journaling before looking at your phone.
