This is an introduction to a series of videos how I believe the microbiome and metabolism are connected directly to your heart and overall health. These are the driving factors for why the diet and lifestyle changes I talk about work. I look forward to sharing these insights with you! Remember that my videos are not a substitute for individualized medical care by a qualified physician. Always consult your physicians before making any diet, nutrition, medication, or lifestyle changes. Chapters 0:00 Introduction 1:36 What are the bacteria doing in the gut? 4:22 Why is fiber good for you? 6:40 Lipopolysaccharides (LPS) 11:29 Eating for your bacteria 16:45 Small Dense LDL 19:29 Stress and gut health 20:58 Lifestyle factors and how they affect the gut bacteria 23:01 How I have come to these conclusions My other videos: Reversing Diabetes - The Roles Medication and Diet Play - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWNygxUPNsA Vitamin K2: The Surprising Benefits From Your Heart to Your Bones - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3njgh2nFRk Exposing the links between Calcium, Vitamin K2, and Plaque Buildup in Blood Vessels - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_UJaEZe9gg Best and Worst Breakfast Foods - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAJ6-X3ESS4 What Eating Processed Flour and Vegetable Seed Oils Really Does to You - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVsxe9v72C0 Lunch and Dinner | The Meats and Vegetables you Should be Eating and Avoiding - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCQovPrsM2k What is a Coronary Calcium Score? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYkW2vxyioc What is a CT Angiogram (CTA) of the Heart? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHpN1FQ-Hvo What is Cardioversion? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yb-srtyEOuY What is a Leadless Pacemaker? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CYZbeYSvVE What is Right Heart Catheterization? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hy05-dM-lM What is a Heart Attack? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPzT62_b4Ko Heart Attack Treatment - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0vFV3wOGPU What is a Kraft Test? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxS2AayOHmo What is an Echocardiogram? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ3G8P0L_sM Monitoring Heart Failure with CardioMEMS - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A35IsJxs6mw Introduction to Cardiac Catheterizations - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4UyUBGnojU What is a Loop Recorder? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXHAuV27bs8 External Counterpulsation (ECP) for Chest Pain and Coronary Calcium - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wd-3WyvlNQ Why your Cardiac Examination is Incomplete - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rzb5r8FXpRU Reverse High Blood Pressure by Treating its Root Cause - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaf1swrS1_c Past lectures: How Fasting and Diet can Prevent Heart Disease - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wXWEdipBEg “Fasting for Survival” - null Addiction: Why You Can't Fast or Keep a Diet - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN83jppeI7Q "The Fat Lies" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Uqj35nHB0g "The Bittersweet Truth" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbR1QwJwwpo Subscribe to the Channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOtQHehGWtblMp1gZC8Kq3Q Social Links: https://www.facebook.com/orlandocvi https://www.instagram.com/pradipjamnadasmd/ https://www.facebook.com/pradipjamnadasmd/ About Dr. Pradip Jamnadas, MD, MBBS, FACC, FSCAI, FCCP, FACP The founder and Chief Medical Officer of Cardiovascular Interventions, P.A. in Orlando Florida where, since 1990, he has been repeatedly recognized in local publications as a Top Doctor performing thousands of interventional procedures in hospital and out patient settings. As a consultant cardiologist with a large diversified inpatient and outpatient practice he is noted for his passions for teaching and illuminating prevention for cardiovascular disease . He is also a clinical assistant professor of medicine at The Florida State University and University of Central Florida.