The Cardiologist Who Biohacks: Heart Health, HRV, Cold Plunge, and the Medicine Nobody Is Teaching

What does a cardiologist do before 7am? More than you think. Dr. Valerie Civelli sits down with Dr. Rasham Sandhu, interventional cardiologist and host of the Next Phase Human podcast, to talk about what it actually looks like to live the health you preach — and what the future of medicine looks like when a heart doctor starts flirting with functional medicine. What you'll learn: → Why calcium scoring at 40 could be the most important scan you ever get → The blue light study that will make you put your phone down tonight → What HRV actually measures and why comparing yours to anyone else is pointless → How cold plunge, red light therapy and Kriya Yoga fit into a cardiologist's morning → Why functional medicine and traditional medicine are not either/or → The 40s squeeze and what it actually costs high performers who ignore it This one hits different when the guest is the one who usually asks the questions. Timestamps ⬇️ 00:00 Opening 00:23 Meet Dr. Rasham Sandhu — interventional cardiologist and NPH host 01:00 What a cardiologist's day actually looks like 02:00 Evening workouts, EAAs, taurine and why he skips pre-workout 03:00 Morning routine: Kriya Yoga, red light therapy, cold plunge, protein 04:00 How he decides when to cold plunge and when to skip it 05:00 Lymphatic drainage, Hyperice boots and sun salutations 06:00 What brought him into cardiology: from India to New York to Bakersfield 09:00 The CCU rotation that changed everything 11:00 Functional medicine vs. traditional medicine: why the answer is in the middle 12:00 The biochemistry light bulb moment that hits every doctor too late 14:00 How Dr. Sandhu thinks about disease at the mechanism level 15:00 Private practice, CCI, and building a cardiology group from scratch 16:00 PET/CT: the most powerful non-invasive cardiac assessment available 17:00 When should you get a calcium score? The answer may surprise you 18:00 How calcium builds up in arteries: the crème brûlée analogy 19:00 Rotablator, shockwave, and the tools used to break up calcified arteries 21:00 Vagal nerve stimulators: breathwork, Pulsetto, Sensate, and what the science says 23:00 HRV in the 20s: Dr. Sandhu reveals his own data and what is driving it 25:00 Why your first night in a hotel wrecks your sleep even when you feel fine 27:00 Social jet lag, wind-down routines, and why we are better at warming up than cooling down 28:00 The blue light iPad study that showed effects lasting several days after 30:00 The guilt of putting the phone down when you are on call 32:00 Random questions from the bowl: texting pet peeves and conversation headers 35:00 Three types of conversations: heard, helped, or hugged 37:00 The 40s squeeze and what it does to high performers 39:00 The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle and why presence is the hardest skill 41:00 Dandapani on awareness and how to bring it back 42:00 The squirrel that derailed a hormone lecture Want to connect with Dr. Sandhu? 📲 Instagram: @nextphasehuman 🎙️ Next Phase Human Podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033qZ46... Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/ne... Guest inquiries: [email protected]