Lylah Health, Your Microbiome, and You!

Many thanks to Dr. Bilal Ahmed for joining me on Episode #165 of The Art of Medicine with Dr. Andrew Wilner. Dr. Ahmed is a cardiologist and entrepreneur. We began our 30-minute conversation discussing his day-to-day work as a interventional and structural cardiologist, which required five years of fellowship training after completing his internal medicine residency. He was recently recruited to develop the structural cardiology program in Columbus, Georgia. The cardiac procedures that Dr. Bilal has been trained to do can be life-saving! In 2024, in his free time, Dr. Ahmed co-founded Lylah Health with his sister after recognizing a connection between cardiac health and the microbiome. He observed that a supplement containing prebiotics, probiotics, and postbiotics could lower LDL cholesterol by more than 20%—a result short of a high-intensity statin but comparable to some existing cholesterol-lowering medications. As a practicing cardiologist, he saw the potential health benefits for millions of people. Dr. Ahmed is also writing a book about his journey in medicine, his multigenerational family history, and the life lessons he hopes to share with his young daughter. To learn more, please go to: www.Lylahhealth.com #microbiome #hearthealth #cardiology #cardiologist @lylahhealth @bilalahmed