[02:24] “Your body isn’t ‘resting’ at night… it’s running an entire factory shift to repair you.”

[03:45] “Most of us spend way too much time in light sleep and not enough in the stages that actually heal the body.”

[05:14] “Deep sleep is where your muscles repair, your immune system strengthens, and your body becomes stronger.”

[06:50] “REM sleep is the car wash for your brain… this is where your emotions and memories get processed.”

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In this episode, I break down why heart health in 2026 isn’t just a medical issue… it’s a lifestyle reality check. I talk about losing my father to an aortic dissection, the way stress tanked my own HRV, and why so many people in their 30s, 40s, and 50s are already quietly walking around with risk factors they don’t even know about.

But this isn’t fear porn. It’s awareness layered with action.

You’ll learn how blood pressure actually works, why strength training matters more than people think, how muscle loss becomes a cardiovascular risk, how HRV reflects your stress load, and why you must get into the driver’s seat of your health instead of waiting for a crisis to force the issue.

If you’ve been telling yourself you’ll start “eventually”… if you’ve been avoiding the numbers… if you keep restarting but never following through… this episode is going to hit you where you need to hear it.

Because heart health isn’t about perfection.

It’s about owning your inputs, reducing your risks, and choosing the hard now… instead of the hard later.

IN THIS EPISODE, WE GET INTO:

• Why heart disease continues to rise despite better information

• What hypertension actually does inside your arteries

• How stress, poor sleep, and working from home are silently wrecking your heart

• The physiology of aortic dissection and what happened with my dad

• Why muscle loss is a cardiovascular problem, not just a strength problem

• How strength training improves insulin sensitivity and protects your heart

• Why so many people in their 30s–50s already show early risk markers

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If you’re tired of starting over every Monday… this episode will finally make nutrition make sense.

💡 What You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Why rigid diets break the moment real life hits

• How to use your Apple Health data to find your true maintenance calories

• Why skipping breakfast destroys muscle and increases cravings

• The simplest way to hit 100g of protein without obsessing

• How pro athletes fuel… and how you can adapt the same structure

• Why emotional eating patterns aren’t a discipline problem

• How flexible eating fits with weight loss, muscle gain, or maintenance


[10:31] “If we’re obsessed with the number on the scale, why aren’t we obsessed with the numbers going into our mouth?”

[11:54] “We’ve all heard the basics a million times… the issue isn’t knowledge. It’s execution.”

[19:50] “Start with 100 grams of protein. If that’s hard, we adjust. That’s flexible dieting—not chaos.”

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