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
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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.
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