We have expert cardiovascular nutritionists and functional medicine practitioners who can assist with improving your cardiovascular health, from blood pressure, atherosclerosis, cholesterol management, inflammation and more.
Functional Medicine for Cardiovascular Health
We marry the principles of nutrition, lifestyle management, and functional medicine to create personalised healthcare solutions for you. With heart-related conditions ranking among the leading causes of death globally, there’s never been a more crucial time to focus on proactive and preventive healthcare measures. Whether you’re grappling with coronary artery disease, high blood pressure, arrhythmias, or other cardiovascular concerns, our specialist cardiovascular nutritionist practitioners can support you.
Nutrition plays a pivotal role in cardiovascular nutritionist health, acting as both a preventive measure and a therapeutic tool. An appropriate diet for cardiovascular health can help regulate blood pressure, improve lipid profiles, and reduce inflammation, all key factors in maintaining a healthy heart. Our cardiovascular specialists also help with weight management, further lowering the risk of developing heart-related conditions. In essence, good nutrition is a cornerstone for cardiovascular well-being, offering a proactive approach to heart health that complements medical treatments.
Functional medicine offers a holistic approach to cardiovascular health, addressing the root causes rather than merely treating the symptoms. By utilising comprehensive functional lab tests and in-depth blood chemistry analysis, our functional medicine practitioners can identify underlying imbalances and nutritional deficiencies that contribute to heart-related issues. This enables the creation of personalised treatment plans that may include targeted nutritional supplementation, lifestyle modifications, and other integrative therapies. The goal is not just symptom relief but long-term cardiovascular well-being.
What is the best diet for cardiovascular health?
Nutrition plays a pivotal role in cardiovascular health, acting as both a preventive measure and a therapeutic tool. An appropriate diet for cardiovascular health can help regulate blood pressure, improve lipid profiles, and reduce inflammation, all key factors in maintaining a healthy heart. Our cardiovascular nutritionists also help with weight management and body composition further lowering the risk of developing heart-related conditions. In essence, good nutrition is a cornerstone for cardiovascular well-being, offering a proactive approach to heart health that complements medical treatments.
The “best” diet for cardiovascular health can vary among individuals due to factors like age, medical history, and lifestyle. We strive to find what is most appropriate to you and what is realistic from a practical perspective as well.
Dietary strategies such as the traditional Mediterranean diet, the DASH diet, plant-based and balanced diets have been well studied, providing insight into the importance of diet for cardiovascular health. Our nutritionists specialising in cardiovascular health, can help you navigate the most appropriate diet for you based upon the latest research.
What are the main causes of cardiovascular disease?
Poor Dietary Habits
Physical Inactivity
Tobacco Use
Excessive body fat
Excessive Alcohol
Chronic Stress
Whilst these areas are well-established in the literature as the main modifiable causes of cardiovascular disease. Why is it that when you see a large proportion of Cardiologists and Doctors, the primary treatment is pharmaceutical medications, and you are almost discouraged from thinking that improving your nutrition and lifestyle could influence your risk?
We believe that by working on the modifiable causes of cardiovascular disease, this can bring about long-term improvements in both your cardiovascular health, but health in general lowering your overall health risk and improving longevity.
Many conventional treatments are focused on treating one particular imbalance. Whilst there can certainly be value in this for managing risk, ignoring what lead you to that point in the first place will often lead you to heavy and growing reliance on medications and the development of other conditions and symptoms.
Of course, you have non-modifiable risks such as genetics/family history, aging, gender, and ethnicity. However, even with these, so called non-modifiable risk factors are all influenced by our nutrition and lifestyle choices. The non-modifiable risks load the gun but our nutrition and lifestyle habits pull the trigger.
Functional Medicine Lab testing for cardiovascular health
Functional lab testing offers a nuanced and comprehensive approach to understanding cardiovascular health, serving both preventive and therapeutic roles. Unlike conventional tests that often focus on isolated markers like cholesterol levels or blood pressure, functional lab testing aims to evaluate the interplay among various biological systems.
Here’s how it can be useful:
Tests like advanced lipid profiles, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), and homocysteine levels can identify early markers of cardiovascular risk before symptoms appear.
By assessing markers related to inflammation, oxidative stress, and metabolic function, functional testing helps to pinpoint the underlying causes of cardiovascular issues.
Tailored treatment plans can be developed based on the unique biochemical profile of an individual. This may involve nutrition changes, supplementation, and lifestyle modifications.
Tests can determine the levels of essential nutrients like magnesium, omega-3 fatty acids, and Coenzyme Q10, which play crucial roles in cardiovascular health.
Sex, stress, thyroid, appetite, and other metabolic hormones significantly impact cardiovascular health. Functional lab testing can identify imbalances that may contribute to cardiovascular problems.
Insulin resistance and blood sugar levels are significant factors in cardiovascular health. Detailed metabolic panels can offer insights into these areas.
Areas that you might not consider to be associated to cardiovascular disease can play a huge role. Oral microbiome health as well as the balance and particular infections and inflammation in the digestive tract can play a role in the development of cardiovascular disease.
Functional tests can be repeated to monitor the effectiveness of treatment, leading to data-driven adjustments for better outcomes.
Using a Functional Medicine approach, our cardiovascular nutritionist specialists explore your health history, broader symptoms, nutrition, and lifestyle to determine what testing might be most appropriate for your cardiovascular optimisation journey.
Clayton
“I can’t say positively enough my gratitude and respect for working with Steve Grant. I came to know him during the preparation for the film “Unbroken” which he was responsible for our main cast being fit to portray their roles. I then had the good sense to ask him to help me personally get into shape last year which resulted to a 30 pound weight loss and vastly improved health & energy.”
Panayiota
“After years of going from one doctor to another both conventional and non conventional, my issues seemed to be getting worse. Walking into Steve’s office a year ago has turned my life around. With Steve’s help this past year I am now eating more variety of food then I could ever imagine. The added bonus is a 15kg weight lost, which I have not been able to do for almost 20 years.”
Jeremy
“I have been seriously impressed with Steve’s services. His detailed knowledge and advice on a wide range of issues has been outstanding. The results for me have been superb. Significant weight loss, much improved body composition, lower blood pressure, increased energy, less stressed and critically for a former cardiac patient reduced inflammation.”
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