Life Optimized 01: Optimal Cardiac Health and Red Light Therapy with Dr. Michael Twyman
Welcome to the first episode of Life Optimized! Today’s focus is on heart health, which is relevant to everyone. My guest shares what we should be doing in 2022 for optimal cardiac health, new tests in the cardiac field, and how red light therapy can be used for heart health and overall well being. Join us to learn more!
Dr. Michael Twyman is a board-certified cardiologist focused on the prevention and early detection of heart disease. He completed his cardiovascular training at St. Louis University and completed four years of active duty as an internist at Naval Hospital Beaufort. In private practice since 2012, he utilizes the best that conventional medicine, integrative functional medicine, quantum medicine, and biohacking can deliver to get to the root cause of a patient’s cardiovascular issues
Show Highlights:
- How a normal person with no specific cardiac issues should assess their heart health
- The most beneficial tests to assess cardiac health: Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Test (CIMT) and CT coronary calcium score
- How a new test, the Cleerly CCT angiogram, can go further in detecting soft plaque in the arteries
- What an elevated CRP consistently over time says about your cardiac health
- Other markers that Dr. Twyman uses to assess cardiovascular health
- What Dr. Twyman’s opinion is of the danger of high LDL cholesterol with no other risk factors
- Why Dr. Twyman believes there is no low cholesterol number that is “too low”
- How genetic testing factors into tests for cardiac health
- Top risk factors for heart disease: age and diabetes
- When someone should get screened for heart disease beyond normal lab tests
- The best changes people can make at home to improve heart health by focusing on exercise, nutrition, sleep, and stress management
- A look at the coolest new heart-health technologies
- How to strike a balance between conventional treatment with statins and functional medicine tools and supplements
- What patients should know about red light therapy, also called photobiomodulation (PBM)
- What patients can do for mitochondrial health
- Why circadian rhythms play a huge role in cardiac and overall health and wellness
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