"If you have a belly, sticking out, you have a problem. Because the fat that's in the stomach, that's called visceral fat. This is very detrimental fat. And that's the epidemic that we have today. But ..."

"Prevention of heart disease, which is the number one cause of death all over the world right now. You see, the heart is made up of many parts. So, this is important. It's a pump, so it's a muscle. So,..."

"In excess of 30,000. And what what's the age range of those patients? They we used to be mostly older people, over 65. Now, I'd say 50% of them are under 65 and 50% are over 65. So, the demographics i..."

"And at 28, how does one get a heart attack? You said it was blocked up. There's a lot of nuance in that. Most people don't understand what a heart attack is. So, in a nutshell, I'm going to tell you w..."

"So, when people say that heart disease is the number one killer of people generally that are that are diseased, is it that process that's causing it alone or is there a multitude of processes that lea..."

">> And what had that 28-year-old done to end up in your surgery? What were the decisions that they had made that brought them there? So, he was number one, he was overweight. But, he wasn't just overw..."

"you say this is an insulin problem, can you explain this to me like I have no idea what glucose and insulin are for for any of my listeners out there that have a inexperienced understanding of these t..."

"a direct result of eating, you know, starchy glucose carbohydrates, which creates insulin, which creates this downstream effect on >> Wrong foods and eating too frequently. Too frequently, okay. Becau..."

"fasting or a calorie deficit? Is it Or is it the same thing in your view? >> No, they're not the same thing. They are not the same thing. You see, when you don't eat, your insulin levels come down bec..."

"fasting, so if you have someone come to you and they're, you know, they have that physique where there's a bit more of that protruding belly fat, you said that fasting is a much better approach than j..."

"in terms of drinks, electrolytes, coffee? What was she Great question. So she would have black tea, black coffee, water. And in the water once a day, I tell her to put some electrolytes in there. So t..."

">> What is a ketone? Ah, ketones. So, ketones are a energy molecule produced by the liver. How does it make it? It makes it from fat. So, the fat gets liberalized and by the way, the fats only start m..."

"cells go and repair your blood vessels. So, I would do what Why am I interested in this? Because I'm a vascular doctor. I want my blood vessels to constantly be repairing themselves from the damage th..."

"Do you think there's a preferable or a best exercise for heart health? Like, if you were going to say, "Steven, to make, you know, my my I think my family has a history of heart-related issues. One of..."

"With your patients, how many patients do you think you've treated or worked with in your career? Ooh. That's a >> to guess into the nearest thousand in your >> have to be at least nothing less than no..."

"you seen many people that made all the right decisions? They were healthy, they had a good diet, they were doing exercise, and they still end up passing away on your hospital table because of heart-re..."

"Yeah. So let's talk about the gut microbiome then. You you mentioned earlier that that's really pertinent in cardiovascular issues. Can you explain to me exactly why and how that happens? The biggest ..."

"So, we shouldn't be taking calcium supplements. >> Absolutely not. Absolutely. I stop all calcium supplements on all my cardiac patients. And I tell them, you should take vitamin D3 so you'll absorb c..."

"you want to give me advice then on having a great gut so that I don't end up with leaky gut, which will cause all of these downstream effects, what is What is the advice you'd give me to have a perfec..."

"some research around fiber, and it says that in the United States, women are 40% fiber deficient, and men are roughly 50% fiber deficient. And in the UK, we're about 40% fiber deficient. I don't think..."

"If you're starting a business, that means you're one person doing the workload of probably about 50 people. When I first founded this podcast, I had no idea that I was about to step into 100 different..."

"You talked you talked earlier on about toxins. Yeah. What do you mean by toxins, and how what role is toxins playing in my physiology, in my heart health, in my gut health? Yeah. So, and what is a tox..."

"Let's talk about nutrition then. So, if I wanted to end up on your surgical table, if I if that was my goal, what would you recommend that I ate and yeah, consumed? You should eat nutrient deficient p..."

"patients must come to you at times and tell you what they're doing uh in terms of what they're eating and lifestyle choices. And there must be certain things which very people aren't aware aren't heal..."

"I'm just connecting dots from different podcast guests I've had on the show. What about bad breath? Bad breath? Bad breath is real. But what is it is my oral microbiome linked to my heart health? Yes...."

"much about overstimulation? So, I mean really mean like too much caffeine. Does does too much caffeine play a role? And I say this in part because I think there's been a few times where I've had like ..."

"heart palpitations, I imagine a lot of them message you because it's quite scary, isn't it, when you feel your heart beating? What is typically going on and when is it cause for concern if you've got ..."

"backed many more. And there's a blind spot that I keep seeing in early-stage founders. They spend very little time thinking about HR. And it's not because they're reckless or they don't care, it's bec..."

"So tell me what the vagus nerve is and what I can do to get my vagus nerve in check. By the way, Jemima, it was totally worth it. But just tell me what I what I can do to get my vagus nerve in check a..."

"maneuver. Yeah. What's that? >> The Valsalva is when you breathe in and then you breathe out, but don't let the air out and you're straining. And that straining compresses the thoracic cavity, but als..."

"what about statins? So, a lot of people are prescribed statins when they have heart-related issues. Are they safe in the long run? Are they effective? Okay. First part, are they safe? For the most par..."

"I've heard you talk quite a lot about breakfast. People ask you about what they should have for breakfast cuz everybody wants to know um how they should be starting their day. What is your advice on w..."

"Dr. J, what is the most important thing we didn't talk about that we should have talked about? For the people at home that have clicked on this episode. And you know, I guess one way that you might ta..."