From Stents to Lifestyle: A Cardiologist's Journey to Functional Medicine

Timestamps:

00:21 - Introduction: Meet Dr. Sanjay Bhojraj

01:43 - The Breaking Point: Why He Left Traditional Cardiology

05:05 - Discovering Functional Medicine: The Missing Piece

09:13 - Leaving Peak Career to Launch WELL 12 Program

10:49 - The Biggest Challenge: Mindset & Belief in Change

13:23 - Psychological vs. Physiological Cravings Explained

15:58 - What's Destroying Our Health Since the 1970s

19:42 - The Modern Stress Epidemic & Phone Addiction

25:43 - Patient Empowerment: You're the Center of Your Healthcare

26:46 - Wearables & Heart Rate Variability: Understanding Your Body

32:52 - Why One-Size-Fits-All Medicine Doesn't Work

34:38 - How to Connect & Join the WELL 12 Program

In this interview, Jenn Payeur speaks with Dr. Sanjay Bhojraj, a board-certified cardiologist who left conventional practice to pursue functional medicine after seeing recurring heart attacks in patients with well-managed cholesterol and blood pressure.

What You’ll Learn

A Turning Point in Cardiology: After witnessing multiple heart attacks in a single weekend among “well-controlled” patients, Dr. Bhojraj began questioning symptom-based care.

Root Causes of Heart Disease: Why inflammation, metabolic dysfunction, stress, sleep, and nutrition matter more than numbers alone.

Modern Food & Chronic Illness: How ultra-processed foods, environmental toxins, and soil depletion may contribute to cardiometabolic disease.

Lifestyle as Medicine: Inside the WELL 12 program, where targeted nutrition, sleep optimization, and mindset shifts help patients reduce medications and improve metabolic health.

Patient-Centered Care: Using wearables and biofeedback to personalize health decisions.

Stress & Cravings: The role of chronic stress, cortisol, and psychological eating patterns in long-term health outcomes.

Targeted Supplementation: Evidence-informed support such as berberine, magnesium, and citrus bergamot alongside lifestyle interventions.

Key Takeaways:

Sustainable weight loss is often a byproduct of metabolic restoration.

Sleep is foundational to cardiovascular and overall health.

Connect with Dr. Bhojraj:

Instagram: @drsanjaymd

Website: lagunamedicine.com

Programs: WELL 12 and GLP Rescue

#FunctionalMedicine #HeartHealth #Cardiology #HealthPodcast #WellnessJourney #RootCauseMedicine

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I'm Jennifer Payeur, the host of The Wellness Sherpa as well as the CEO and Founder of Nature Provides. I was diagnosed with cancer in 2015 which brought me the gift of deeply reconnecting with myself and nature, re-discovering the healing power of plants. In 2017, I left my 29 year career in financial services to become a teacher and mentor, traveling around the world to educate others on the inherent healing properties found in nature.

Once 2019 came around, I started Nature Provides, whose mission is to transform health and well-being through organic plant-based herbs and essential oils. By collaborating with nature, we can create a healthy thriving world and a sustainable earth.

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