Rheumatoid Arthritis & the Heart: The Hidden Inflammation Link

Board-certified cardiologist and electrophysiologist Dr. Royce Bargas (Bargas Wellness) returns to unpack how chronic inflammation—from stress, trauma, leaky gut/leaky brain, seed oils, oxidized LDL, and omega-6:omega-3 imbalance—drives heart disease. 

She walks through the 7 pillars of functional medicine, why integrative cardiology looks at the whole matrix (mitochondria, detox/biotransformation, assimilation, transport, structure, communication/hormones, immune/inflammation), and the advanced cardio-metabolic panel she uses (lipoprotein fractionation/NMR, inflammatory markers, oxidation, omega 6:3 ratio, cholesterol balance).

What you’ll learn

• How leaky gut → leaky brain can show up as anxiety/ADHD and raise cardio risk
• Why oxidized cholesterol (and industrial seed oils) matters more than total cholesterol
• The surprising RA–heart disease connection (and what “inflamm-aging” means)
• Labs to discuss with your clinician for a deeper risk picture
• Practical starting points: whole foods, fewer ultra-processed oils, targeted coaching
  
  

About our guest
Dr. Bargas runs Oklahoma’s only truly integrative cardiology practice and offers telemedicine. Learn more: bargaswellness.com

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