Heart health and aging

ZOE Science & Nutrition

ZOE

Nutrition, Science, Health & Fitness, Education

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🗓️ 29 September 2022

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Do our blood vessels hold the secret to long life? 60,000 miles long. That’s the length of the tube system inside us that transports blood, oxygen, and nutrients to the cells in our body. If these tubes fail, the result can be fatal. In some cases, it’s a heart attack. In others, it’s a stroke, where the blood supply to the brain is disrupted, and brain cells are damaged or killed. Heart attacks and strokes are a major cause of death in developed countries - but we can take action to reduce the risks. In this episode, Jonathan speaks to a world-renowned physician, scientist, and speaker to gain insights into how looking after this magical pipework could slow down aging. Dr. William Li is a world-leading specialist in blood vessels and preventative health and the author of countless papers on the topic, who possesses the gift for communicating this complex subject in terms we can all understand. Download our FREE guide — Top 10 Tips to Live Healthier: https://zoe.com/freeguide Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:09 - Topic introduction 01:34 - Quickfire questions 04:17- Why do blood vessels matter? 05:28 - How do blood vessels link to heart health? 09:15 - Elasticity of blood vessels 13:51 - Can we reverse the stiffening and blockage of blood vessels? 19:58 - Does food damage the blood vessels? 24:40 - Does high blood pressure affect blood vessels? 29:36 - How do aging and diet affect blood vessels? 34:16 - Data on reversing blood vessel damage 39:00 - How is aging linked to blood vessel health? 41:53 - Summary 43:05 - Goodbyes 43:21 - Outro Have feedback or a topic you'd like us to cover? Let us know here Follow William: https://twitter.com/drwilliamli Follow ZOE on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zoe/ Episode transcripts are available here

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0:00.0	Welcome to Zoe, science and nutrition, where world-leading scientists explain how their research can improve your health. Inside every one of us there's an immensely complex system of
0:18.7	tubes that transports blood, oxygen and nutrients to the cells in our body.
0:24.0	This system is 60,000 miles long.
0:31.0	That's enough tubes to stretch three times around the world.
0:36.0	If these tubes fail, the result can be fatal. In some cases, it's a heart attack.
0:42.2	In others, it's a stroke stroke where the blood supply to the brain is disrupted and
0:46.6	brain cells are damaged or killed. Together heart attacks and strokes are a
0:51.6	major cause of death in developed countries.
0:54.0	High blood pressure can ultimately cause your blood vessels to burst or become blocked.
1:00.0	For this reason, the condition has earned an ominous nickname, the silent killer and it
1:07.0	affects one in four adults. But there's good news we can take action to reduce the risks.
1:15.0	In this episode, you'll learn how to keep your heart and blood vessels in good condition.
1:22.0	You'll also get a unique insight
1:24.2	into how looking after this magical pipe work really could slow down at aging.
1:30.7	My guest is Dr. William Lee, a world leading specialist in blood vessels and preventative health, and the author of countless papers on the subject.
1:38.0	Luckily for us, Will has a gift for communicating this complex subject in terms we can all understand.
1:44.3	Dr. William Lee, thank you for joining me today.
1:50.1	Why don't we start as always with our quick fire round of questions from our listeners?
1:55.0	And the first question I have is, can food improve the flow of blood to your heart?
2:00.0	Yes.
2:02.0	Can you reverse existing damage to your blood vessels with food?
2:06.0	Yes.
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