Simon Hill’s Top Tips to Improve Heart Health
Channel: InsideTracker
Date: 2024-02-14

With heart disease being the number one cause of death in America, it’s critical to be proactive in maintaining and optimizing your heart health. Simon Hill provides actionable, science-backed ways you can give your heart health a boost with lifestyle changes. 

This clip is from a full interview with Simon Hill, founder of the hugely popular podcast, The Proof, and the blog of the same name, and a nutritionist and qualified physiotherapist. In the interview, we cover a variety of healthspan-related topics— including heart health, cognition, inflammation, exercise, nutrition, and factors that impact longevity. 

Simon shares his own personal health journey, which was sparked by his father’s heart attack. We discuss the difference between normal and optimal biomarker zones, and the importance of measuring ApoB levels, in addition to other cholesterol markers like LDL. He offers actionable strategies to prevent heart disease, such as through diet modifications and an exercise regimen that includes Zone 2 Training. He expands upon how these diets that are effective for preventing heart disease have positive effects on brain health.

The full interview covers: 

How his dad’s heart attack empowered him to take control of his health
Cardiovascular disease risk factors 
Normal vs optimal ranges 
#1 cause of death in America
Measuring ApoB levels vs LDL cholesterol
How to lower ApoB levels through nutrition 
Saturated vs polyunsaturated fats: How do they affect cholesterol? 
Determining if you’re a cholesterol hyper absorber
Personalizing your diet for optimal health 
Top tips to improve heart health 
Measuring your blood pressure at home 
The relationship between exercise, nutrition, and recovery
The benefits of Zone 2 Training for heart health + longevity 
How much time should you spend in Zone 2 vs Zone 5
Calculating your MHR and HRR 
Structuring your strength training workouts for hypertrophy
How to measure & improve your grip strength 
Sample 1 week workout routine 
The impact of nutrition on cognitive health
How glucose and carbohydrates affect brain health 
Benefits of omega-threes for inflammation 
Visceral fat, subcutaneous fat, and ectopic fat
How stress and sleep impact visceral fat 
Filling gaps in your diet with supplementation 
Ozempic: Who should be on it and who shouldn’t? 
Plant vs. Animal Protein
Can intermittent fasting help reverse insulin resistance? 
What’s going to have the biggest impact on your overall health

And more!

Watch the full interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvnAj4jYZZg&t=59s

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