The Daily Habits That Quietly Lead to Heart Disease (And How to Stop Them) with Dr. Jeremy London

Dhru Purohit Show

Dhru Purohit

Medicine, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health

4.7 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 23 July 2025

⏱️ 123 minutes

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This episode is brought to you by Cozy Earth, Fatty15, and Ollie. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women worldwide. But it's not just about genes or bad luck. Our daily habits, developed over decades, play a major role in determining our risk. Today’s guest, a cardiovascular surgeon, shares his personal experience with heart disease and offers insights into what we can do to lower our risk. Today on The Dhru Purohit Show, Dhru sits down with Dr. Jeremy London to explore the common lifestyle habits that can fast-track your path to heart disease or a heart attack. Dr. London highlights the critical roles that sleep, restorative practices, exercise, and diet play in prevention. Drawing from his own heart attack experience, he shares how it transformed his approach to patient care and prevention. He also breaks down how to identify the key factors that influence your cardiovascular risk and how to pinpoint the area that needs the most focus. If you're looking for a deep dive into heart disease prevention, this episode is for you. Dr. Jeremy London is a board-certified cardiovascular surgeon with over 25 years of clinical experience. He earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia and trained in surgery in Denver and Charlotte. To expand his approach, he completed the Institute of Functional Medicine’s core program, integrating a root-cause, whole-body perspective with traditional medicine. Dr. London’s mission is to share practical, easy-to-understand health information through his newsletter, podcast, and social media. In this episode, Dhru and Dr. London dive into: The lifestyle habits that fast-track heart disease (00:30) How high blood sugar, fasting insulin, and A1C damage the heart (5:05) Why stress management is critical for cardiovascular health (11:50) The importance of prioritizing sleep (16:39) How high blood pressure works and why it matters (18:15) The blood work and tests that are key for prevention (26:47) Dr. London’s transformative story of surviving a heart attack (32:42) The impact of chronic sleep deprivation on overall health (56:40) How diet affects our physiology and ways to improve it (1:08:00) Why metabolic health and tracking key markers are essential (1:23:08) The specific tests Dr. London recommends (1:30:47) Why alcohol-based mouthwash harms oral health (1:36:27) Dr. London’s personal experience with alcohol and its effects on the body (1:39:14) What you need to know about coffee and paper filters (1:47:32) How to respond if you think you’re having a heart attack (1:51:00) Final thoughts and key takeaways (1:57:03) Also mentioned in this episode: https://www.eightsleep.com For more on Dr. London, follow him on X/Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, LinkedIn or visit his Website. This episode is brought to you by Cozy Earth, Fatty15, and Ollie. Right now, get 40% off your Cozy Earth sheets and sleepwear. Just head over to cozyearth.com/dhru and use code DHRUP. Fatty15 is offering an additional 15% off its 90-day subscription Starter Kit. Go to fatty15.com/dhru and use code DHRU to replenish your C15 levels for long-term health. Want to give your dog the best in clean eating? Take the online quiz and introduce Ollie to your pet. Right now, Ollie is offering 60% off your first box of meals when you subscribe today! Just head to Ollie.com, use the code DHRU and you’ll get 60% off your first box of meals in your subscription. Sign up for Dhru’s Try This Newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Dr. Jeremy London, welcome to the podcast. As you know, and some of our audience doesn't,
0:05.5	heart disease is the number one killer in the world, not just for men, but for women as well,
0:11.2	claiming over 20 million lives a year. But here's what most people don't realize. In the vast
0:17.9	majority of cases, it's not just bad luck or genes.
0:21.6	We'll talk about that more.
0:23.0	It's a result of daily choices and actions.
0:27.2	Genes play a role, but our actions play a bigger role.
0:30.6	So let me ask you this.
0:32.1	As a board certified cardiovascular surgeon, if you wanted to fast track someone's path to heart disease,
0:39.5	which again might sound a little diabolical, but it's designed this question to prove a point.
0:44.1	If you wanted to fast track someone's path to heart disease, how would you design their day
0:49.7	from morning to night?
0:51.7	Let's start with the obvious things that may not be so obvious.
0:56.0	Don't brush your teeth and don't floss in the morning.
0:59.3	The first thing most people do.
1:00.7	If you want hard disease,
1:01.8	if you want to fast track somebody's path to getting heart disease,
1:05.6	don't brush your teeth, don't floss.
1:08.0	And don't floss.
1:08.9	What's, you know, one of the first things you do when you wake up, you get up and you
1:12.7	brush your teeth or flush your teeth or both, hopefully.
1:16.3	The connection between oral health and cardiovascular health is dramatic.
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