Own Your Heart Health with Dr. Regina Druz

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 befo...

What if the cells quietly destroying your blood vessels from the inside could be targeted, cleared, and replaced?   Dr. David Scieszka, CEO of Vertical Longevity Pharma, joins Dr. Regina Druz to talk about a vaccine in development that targets senescent endothelial cells, the zombie cells that make blood vessels leaky, drive systemic inflammation, and sit at the center of the aging process itself....

The Mediterranean diet is one of the most studied diets in the world, and the modern version may be missing one of its most important pieces.   What if the version you know leaves out part of what made it work in the first place? On Own Your Heart Health, host Dr. Regina Druz sits down with Dr. Artemis Morris, naturopathic physician, acupuncturist, and co-author of Anti-Inflammatory Diet for Dummi...

Your body is already producing the most powerful antioxidant on the planet, and it starts running out before you turn 30.   On this episode of Own Your Heart Health, holistic cardiologist Dr. Regina Druz sits down with Dr. Nayan Patel, a doctor of pharmacy who has spent 27 years researching a single molecule, glutathione. His findings challenge nearly everything the wellness industry has told us a...

Hormonal health in midlife is bigger than estrogen, and this conversation shows why microdosing GLP-1 medications is getting attention for positive changes in patient’s inflammation, weight changes, and heart risk.   On Own Your Heart Health, Dr. Regina Druz, talks with Dr. Jennifer Roelands, integrative gynecologist and longevity physician, about what many women face in perimenopause and menopaus...

Biological aging can reveal where your future health is headed long before standard labs raise concern.   On Own Your Heart Health, host Dr. Regina Druz talks with Dr. David Furman, longevity researcher, societal entrepreneur, and biomarker scientist, about why biological aging deserves far more attention in modern medicine. This conversation gives listeners a clearer way to think about prevention...

Stem cells and exosomes are getting a lot of attention in regenerative medicine, and this episode of Own Your Heart Health explains why they matter beyond the trend cycle. Dr. Regina Druz sits down with Dr. Jeff Gross to break down how exosomes, stem cells, peptides, and cellular therapy fit into a bigger strategy for longevity, anti-aging, and real health optimization. This conversation helps sep...

Longevity is not a prize you earn from perfect labs or a stack of supplements. It is the set of choices that protect heart health and brain wellness at the same time, especially in a world that keeps your nervous system on alert. In this conversation, Dr. Regina Druz and Dr. Cynthia Libert outline an approach that does not rely on fear, trend chasing, or a one size fits all protocol.   If you feel...

Hormone replacement therapy and heart health is one of the most debated topics in women’s medicine, yet most women are still left sorting through outdated headlines and half-explained risks. If you have ever wondered whether the fear surrounding hormones still applies today, this episode of Own Your Heart Health will give you clarity based on current science and real clinical experience.   Dr. Reg...

If you have ever looked at your lab results and wondered what they really say about your heart risk, this episode of Own Your Heart Health is for you!  What does my LDL mean for my actual heart attack risk? How low should my LDL be based on my personal biology rather than a population average? Dr. Druz offers a clearer way to think about prevention by introducing Heartwell AI, a personalized tool...

Menopause can quietly reshape risk for both heart disease and breast cancer.    Dr. Regina Druz shares how her own breast cancer diagnosis became a turning point that changed how she thinks about health and wellness, longevity, and prevention during midlife.   Drawing from personal experience and clinical work, Dr. Druz reframes menopause and health as a critical window for heart disease preventio...

Artificial intelligence is already shaping how people think about heart health, which raises an important question for cardiology: are clinicians ready to use AI in healthcare in ways that genuinely improve care?   Dr. Regina Druz is joined by Dr. Sanjeev Bhavnani for a conversation about digital health, medical technology, and the future of healthcare. Together, they look at AI as a present reali...

What if calming your nervous system through emotional freedom techniques and meditation is the missing link between chronic illness, anxiety reduction, and lasting health transformation?   Dr. Regina Druz talks with Amy Stark, PhD, about how emotional freedom techniques, EFT, and meditation support emotional well-being and real healing at the nervous system level. Amy shares her personal journey o...

Heart care becomes deeply human as Dr. Regina Druz and internist Dr. Sara Tariq talk about patient-centered care for people who carry heavy histories of adverse childhood experiences and chronic stress. They connect landmark ACE data with functional medicine and integrative medicine to explain how long-term stress shapes the heart, and they show how healthcare bias, rushed visits and poor doctor-p...

Alzheimer’s Disease begins years before symptoms show, and this conversation with Dr. Winnie Pak brings that hidden timeline into clear view. She and Dr. Regina Druz discuss how neuroscience now reveals early biological changes, how the heart-brain connection shapes long-term risk, and why understanding these processes sooner gives patients a real chance to protect their cognitive health.   Dr. Pa...

Midlife can feel like an ending, but what if it’s actually the moment everything starts to make sense? What if the same body you’ve spent years trying to fix is the one that’s been carrying the wisdom you’ve needed all along?   Dr. Regina Druz sits down with Mindy Gorman-Plutzer, a certified health coach and functional nutrition practitioner, for a conversation about midlife transformation, women’...

Menopause changes more than hormones. It reshapes how the whole body works. In this episode, Dr. Regina Druz talks with gynecologist and certified menopause specialist Dr. Polly Watson about the deep links between hormone wellness and cardiovascular health. What really happens to the heart when estrogen levels start to shift? How early do those changes begin, and what can women do to protect thems...

Your DNA carries powerful clues about how to protect your heart and extend your life, and modern genetics now makes it possible to turn that knowledge into action.   Dr. Regina Druz sits down with Dr. Sharon Hausman-Cohen, the co-founder of IntellxxDNA, to discuss how breakthroughs in genetics, genomics, and epigenetics are redefining personalized medicine and reshaping the way we think about hear...

Exercise can be medicine for the heart, yet most of us still struggle to fit it into daily life. Dr. Regina Druz sits down with exercise physiologist Dr. Jim Walter to explore how movement shapes cardiovascular health and why small choices matter more than we think. He introduces “move more moments,” simple ways to counter a sedentary lifestyle and build habits that actually last. How much activit...

Pocket-sized ECG devices and advances in AI in healthcare are opening new possibilities in cardiology and giving patients practical ways to stay on top of their heart health. What once required bulky machines in hospitals can now be done from home, shifting how care is experienced and how patients connect with their doctors.   In this episode, Dr. Regina Druz talks with Dr. David Albert, cardiolog...

What does it mean to be in a flow state? And why does it matter for both your health and your work? That question frames a wide-ranging conversation between Dr. Regina Druz and Dr. Lara Salyer that goes well beyond theory to ask how we can actually live and practice in ways that support creativity, resilience, and joy.   Dr. Salyer reflects on her own mindset shift from burnout in rural family pra...

Lipoprotein(a) might be one of the most important pieces of the heart health puzzle that most people have never heard about.   Dr. Regina Druz sits down with cardiologist and lipidology expert Dr. Guy Mintz to discuss why this particle deserves far more attention in cardiology. Lipoprotein(a) is often left out of standard cholesterol tests, yet it is linked to early heart attacks, strokes, valve d...

Most chronic diseases can’t be reversed until we address what’s happening in the gut, and Dr. Vivian Asamoah is here to explain why your microbiome is the missing link in true healing.   Joining Dr. Regina Druz, Dr. Asamoah shares how her journey from conventional gastroenterology to integrative and functional medicine began with a simple but powerful realization: prescriptions alone don’t solve c...

Your dentist might be the first person to spot early signs of heart disease, and it might show up long before your cardiologist sees anything on a scan.   In this episode, Dr. Regina Druz sits down with her colleague, dentist Dr. Maria Sokolina, to talk about the oral systemic connection and why oral health should never be treated as separate from the rest of the body. They unpack how gum disease,...

Chronic symptoms don’t always need complex solutions, and your wellness journey doesn’t have to start with prescriptions. Dr. Myrto Ashe joins Dr. Regina Druz to talk about how simple, cost-negative health interventions can spark powerful change. A leader in functional medicine and author of The Simple Science of Wellness, Dr. Ashe shares her personal health journey—from managing asthma and joint...