Episode Details

“The awareness of how lifestyle, diet, and exercise affect us is mind-blowing.”

Dr. Giovanni Campanile and Dr. Sandra Cammarata are the founders of CorAeon, the only functional medicine practice founded and led by a husband-and-wife team. Campanile is a Harvard-trained functional cardiologist, Associate Professor of Medicine at Rutgers, New Jersey Medical School, and former cardiologist for the President of the United States, George H.W. Bush. Cammarata is a Tufts-trained functional psychiatrist with 36 years of experience and multiple Castle Connolly Top Doctor honors. Together, they treat cardiovascular health and mental well-being as one inseparable system. They are co-authors of The Sicilian Secret Diet Plan and hosts of the podcast The Rest is Health.

00:00 - The mind-body approach to heart health

03:01 - How relationships predict lifespan

05:18 - The Monday morning heart attack

09:13 - Where healthy people get tripped up

13:02 - Visceral fat & body composition testing

15:28 - Biomarkers beyond cholesterol

23:25 - The problem with a zero CAC score

25:09 - Medications for heart disease risk

28:22 - When stress is the real driver

31:46 - EXO Mind & magnetic brain stimulation

35:34 - The problems with traditional cardiology

41:00 - The benefits of sauna therapy

44:46 - The hidden epidemic: insulin resistance

47:57 - The future of heart health

Referenced in the episode: 

Harvard longevity study: https://www.adultdevelopmentstudy.org/ 

This podcast is sponsored by CorAeon, the only functional medicine practice created by a functional cardiologist and functional psychiatrist team for a true mind-body approach. Learn more at coraeon.com. 

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