647: The new rules of heart health | Giovanni Campanile, MD & Sandra Cammarata, MD

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🗓️ 26 April 2026

⏱️ 52 minutes

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“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. We hope you enjoy this episode, and feel free to watch the full video on YouTube! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: podcast@mindbodygreen.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Mind Buddy Green podcast. I'm Jason Wachab, founder and co-CEO of MindBuddy Green, and your host.
0:10.4	This podcast is sponsored by Corian, the heart, the mind. We tend to think of them as separate systems,
0:17.4	sometimes even in conflict. We say follow your heart or use your head, as if they're
0:22.1	competing entities. But the science tells a very different story. Your cardiovascular system and
0:27.6	your brain are in constant communication. What impacts one directly shapes the other. Emerging
0:32.7	research reveals these connections linking cardiovascular events and depression or circulation to cognitive
0:38.5	performance. That's what we're talking about today. I'm joined by Dr. Giovanni Campanilli
0:43.4	and Dr. Sandra Camerata, the founders of Corian. Corian is a physician-led functional medicine
0:49.7	practice built around this heart-mind connection. Dr. Campanilli is a Harvard-trained cardiologist,
0:55.6	former physician to President George H.W. Bush, and a researcher with institutions like the
1:00.1	Framingham Heart Study and the NIH. Dr. Camerada is a Tufts-trained double-board-certified psychiatrist.
1:06.9	She's been recognized as one of Castle Connolly's most influential women in medicine,
1:11.5	a prestigious list voted on by fellow physicians.
1:14.4	Together, they've created a truly integrated approach to longevity,
1:17.6	combining advanced diagnostic testing with Mediterranean-based lifestyle strategies designed
1:22.6	to support both biological and psychological health.
1:26.2	It's also a practice I trust personally. My own mother.
1:29.6	Yes, my mom goes to Corian. That's not a strong endorsement. I don't know what is.
1:35.0	If you want to learn more, head to Corrion.com. That's C-O-R-A-E-O-N.com. Let's dive in.
1:49.0	So you're a very unique combo. Functional psychiatrist and functional cardiologist.
1:53.0	And it's a really incredible mind-body approach when it comes to our health and well-being.
2:00.0	So why? Why this combo when it comes to our health and well-being. So why? Why this combo when it comes to cardiovascular
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