Why Most Doctors Get It Wrong About Heart Disease? How It’s Putting You at Risk? Think your cholesterol numbers tell the whole story? Think again.
Most doctors are missing critical warning signs of heart disease—signs that could save lives if they knew what to test for. The truth? The standard cholesterol test doesn’t tell you what you really need to know. And what your doctor isn’t testing might just be putting you at risk for a fatal heart attack.
In this episode, Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo exposes the dangerous misconceptions about cardiovascular health in conventional medicine. From outdated cholesterol theories to overlooked risk factors like insulin resistance and inflammatory markers, she reveals the real tests that could mean the difference between life and death.
If your doctor isn’t running these tests—you need to hear this.
What’s Inside This Episode?
- The biggest myth about heart disease that could be costing lives
- Why elevated insulin—not just cholesterol—is a major risk factor for heart attacks
- The standard lipid panel mistake most doctors make (and the tests that actually matter)
- What a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) can reveal about your cardiovascular risk
- The one overlooked genetic marker that increases sudden heart attack risk (and why most doctors never check for it)
- Why the first symptom of heart disease in 50% of people is sudden death—and how to prevent it
Resources & Links
- Get the 17-Page Heart Health Test Guide: Discover exactly which tests your doctor should be running at drritamarie.com/hearttests.
- Click here to order labs direct through Evexia
- Join the Next-Level Health Practitioner Facebook group here for free resources and community support
- Grab your copy of the ReInvent 2025 Conference Replay and Slides here for a deep dive into the microbiome, lab testing and genetics
- Visit INEMethod.com for advanced health practitioner training and tools to elevate your clinical skills and grow your practice by getting life-changing results.
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