Part 2: How to Fight Heart Disease with Cardiologist Dr. Monica Aggarwal
Oct 27, 2021
Watch Episode 149 with Dr. Monica Aggarwal:
We are back for round two with Dr. Monica Aggarwal. If you haven’t listened to the first episode (#148), go back and listen to her origin story. Dr. Aggarwal takes a different approach to heart health than most cardiologists. Instead of stents and blood-thinners, she uses lifestyle and nutrition as a patient’s first line of defense. Named a New Generation Innovator by Cardiology Today, Dr. Aggarwal is helping people live longer—not just masking the symptoms of heart disease. Everyone has some level of risk when it comes to heart health. No matter your age or lifestyle, we can all benefit from hearing what Dr. Aggarwal has to say. We just couldn’t fit all of her knowledge into one episode!
Listen to Episode 149 with Dr. Monica Aggarwal:
[Tweet “A stent doesn’t make you live longer—it makes you feel better. What will make you live longer is optimal medical therapy and optimal lifestyle change.” – Dr. Monica Aggarwal]
What we discuss in this episode:
Calculating one’s relative risk of heart disease
Why healthy eating matters even in childhood
Understanding plaque and its consequences
What is a stent and what does it actually do?
Nutritional tips to lower risk of heart disease
Understanding the difference between saturated, unsaturated, and trans fats
Julie Piatt, a.k.a. “SriMati,” is a mystic, yogi, musician, artist, chef, author, and healer. She is also the mother of 4 children and finds the divine in all experiences in life, beautiful and challenging alike. Julie has created over 300 plant-based recipes for a series of bestselling cookbooks and is the author of the plant-based cheese bible, “This Cheese Is Nuts!” She also co-authored the internationally acclaimed books “The Plantpower Way” and “The Plantpower Way; Italia” with her husband, Rich Roll.
Our guest today, Nidhi Gupta, was born and raised in India, but her passion for helping people took her on an expansive journey. After 16 years of rigorous medical training across two continents, she was offered her offered her dream job in 2018 as an attending physician at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, in Nashville.
Dani is a Certified Personal Trainer with the AFAA, Certified in Plant-Based Nutrition with Cornell University and the T. Colin Campbell Foundation, and is Precision Nutrition Level1 Certified. She loves to work with women who have always been too nervous to lift weights and dives into that topic on today’s show. Listen to this episode to learn more about this powerhouse, Dani Taylor!
