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Prevent heart disease long before it ever becomes an emergency.

Board-certified preventive cardiologist Dr. Kaustubh Dabhadkar shares the evidence-based habits that protect your heart — in plain, trustworthy language.

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Dr. Kaustubh Dabhadkar
Dr. Kaustubh Dabhadkar
Novant Health Heart & Vascular Institute
MD
MPH
FACC
130,915
Research citations (Google Scholar)
19
h-index · 20 i10-index
1,000s
Patients guided in prevention
ACC
Preventive Cardiology leadership
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Evidence over fear. Every day Dr. Dabhadkar breaks down the studies, myths, and small habits that protect your heart — in plain language.

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Myth-busting
The heart-health claims going viral — fact-checked against the actual research.
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Study breakdowns
New cardiology papers, translated from jargon into what it means for you.
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5-minute habits
Small, evidence-backed changes that lower risk without upending your life.
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Go deeper than a post. Self-paced courses that actually change your numbers.

Evidence-based programs on cholesterol, blood pressure, insulin resistance, sleep and more — built and taught by Dr. Dabhadkar.

Master Your Cholesterol: Lower LDL & ApoB Naturally

Finally understand your cholesterol numbers and learn how to lower LDL, ApoB, and your real risk of heart disease through food, lifestyle, and—when needed—medication. An evidence-based, doctor-built guide you can start using today.

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Reverse Insulin Resistance: Beat Prediabetes & Type 2 Diabetes

Insulin resistance is the hidden engine behind prediabetes, type 2 diabetes, stubborn weight gain, and fatty liver—and it's often reversible. Learn the science and the evidence-based food, movement, sleep, and medical strategies to restore your insulin sensitivity and take back your metabolic health.

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Master Your Blood Pressure: The Complete Hypertension Control Program

A comprehensive course designed to help people with hypertension understand their condition, implement evidence-based lifestyle changes, manage medications effectively, and achieve lasting blood pressure control through practical daily strategies.

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Lose Fat for Life: The Science of Weight Loss & Metabolism

End the cycle of yo-yo dieting. Understand the real biology of weight—metabolism, hunger hormones, and why diets fail—then build a sustainable, evidence-based system of protein-forward eating, muscle-protecting movement, sleep, and habits to lose fat and keep it off for life.

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Get Strong, Live Long: Exercise & Strength for a Longer Life

Exercise is the most powerful longevity tool we have. Turn the science of fitness into a simple, personalized program—aerobic base and VO2 max, strength training, stability and balance, and smart recovery—to build a body that carries you strongly into your 80s and 90s.

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Sleep Better Tonight: Fix Insomnia & Recharge Your Health

Sleep is the foundation of your health, energy, and mood. Understand the science of sleep, fix the habits that wreck it, beat insomnia with the proven techniques of CBT-I, and build a routine that delivers deep, restorative sleep for life.

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About

Evidence, not fear.

Board-certified in Adult Cardiology, Advanced Echocardiography & Nuclear Cardiology
Novant Health Heart & Vascular Institute — Charlotte, NC
Former ACC Preventive Cardiology Leadership Council member
ACC Healthcare Innovation Leadership Committee
130,915 research citations · h-index 19 · i10-index 20 (Google Scholar)
Creator of CliniWiz.com — AI-powered medical evidence platform

I'm a preventive cardiologist in Charlotte. My path started at Emory, where I watched a patient go from diabetes and hypertension to running half-marathons — medication-free.

That taught me the real power of prevention. Since then I've helped thousands of patients protect their hearts before anything goes wrong — and I share what actually works with everyone else, every day, online.

The internet is loud with heart-health misinformation. My job is to be the calm, credentialed signal in the noise: reading the studies so you don't have to, and translating them into a handful of things you can actually do.

— Kaustubh Dabhadkar, MD, MPH, FACC
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