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View the Show Notes For This Episode\nGet Free Weekly Health Tips from Dr. Hyman\nSign Up for Dr. Hyman\u2019s Weekly Longevity Journal\nGet Ad-free Episodes & Dr. Hyman+ Audio Exclusives\nHeart disease is the world's leading cause of death. For years, the diet-heart hypothesis, which centers on high cholesterol as the primary culprit, has dominated the medical discourse. But now, we're beginning to appreciate the complexity and nuance of how the outer workings of our environment influence the inner workings of our physiology and risk for heart disease.\nIn today\u2019s episode of a new series I\u2019m calling Know Your Numbers, I deep dive into the Functional Medicine approach to assessing cardiovascular risk and why this is key to preventing and, in some cases, reversing cardiovascular disease.\nYou can test your cardiovascular risk with Function Health, a company I co-founded. It has been a lifelong dream for me. Function is the first-ever membership that includes 100+ lab tests and personalized insights from globally renowned doctors based on your results. Join Function at FunctionHealth.com.\nThis episode is brought to you by AG1, Sweetgreen, and OPEN.\nGet your daily serving of vitamins, minerals, adaptogens, and more with AG1. Head to DrinkAG1.com/Hyman and get 10 FREE travel packs + a FREE Welcome Kit with your first order.\nWe could use more Sweetgreens in the world. So check out your nearest Sweetgreen or go to Sweetgreen.com to learn more.\nTake your meditation practice further and start your FREE 30-day trial of Open by visiting withopen.com/MARK today.\nHere are more details from the episode (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):\n\nPrevalence of cardiovascular disease and heart attacks (9:38 / 8:08)\n\nWhy conventional medicine misses the mark in assessing and treating cardiovascular disease risk and \u201chigh\u201d cholesterol (10:50\xa0/ 9:20)\n\nThe testing you should be getting to assess cardiovascular risk (28:23 / 26:53)\n\nThe major root causes of heart disease (46:38 / 44:10)\n\nCholesterol: What is it and how is it related to heart disease? (47:20 / 44:52)\n\nInsulin resistance and heart disease (55:09 / 52:50)\n\nTotal cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL, LDL cholesterol, and other relevant biomarkers (58:12 / 55:44)\n\nRoot causes of suboptimal biomarkers (1:28:05 / 1:25:37)\n\nAdditional diagnostic testing (1:31:04 / 1:28:36)\n\nDiet, lifestyle, and supplements for reducing cardiovascular risk (1:37:30 / 1:35:02)\n\n \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices