The Dylan Gemelli Podcast - Episode #171: “My Heart Test Was Perfect and Then I Had a HEART ATTACK!” - Featuring Daniel Trevor

He passed his cardiac stress test with flying colors and received a clean bill of health from his doctors. Shortly afterward, he suffered a heart attack that nearly killed him. Determined to understand what went wrong, he began investigating the hidden risks of heart disease, insulin resistance, and the foods we consume every day. He is Dr. Daniel Trevor, a heart attack survivor, citizen scientist, serial entrepreneur, and author of Unholy Trinity: How Carbs, Sugar & Oils Make Us Fat, Sick & Addicted and How to Escape Their Grip. Drawing on more than 1,200 scientific references, Trevor challenges conventional nutrition advice and explores how the modern food industry, pharmaceutical companies, and healthcare system may influence our health. In this episode, we talk about: ■ How Daniel nearly died from a heart attack despite passing his cardiac stress test ■ The overlooked blood tests that can help identify cardiovascular and metabolic risks ■ Why Daniel questions conventional cholesterol guidelines and statin prescriptions ■ How Daniel developed type 2 diabetes despite being relatively slim ■ The relationship between insulin resistance, blood sugar, and cardiovascular disease ■ Why Daniel believes whole grains and wheat contributed to his health problems ■ How processed foods may encourage addictive eating behaviors ■ Why Daniel challenges the health benefits of oats and other commonly recommended grains ■ The differences between seed oils, olive oil, avocado oil, coconut oil, and animal fats ■ Why Daniel believes grass-fed meat is healthier than conventionally raised meat Chapters: (00:00) Intro (00:44) Timeline (02:04) Meet Daniel Trevor (03:45) Near-Fatal Heart Attack (06:10) The Tests Doctors Miss (09:49) Hidden Cardiovascular Risks (11:41) Cholesterol and Statins (12:40) Profits Over Prevention? (14:51) The Food Industry (16:11) Hidden Diabetes (18:15) Testing Insulin Resistance (19:42) Understanding LDL Particles (21:15) Is Wheat Addictive? (27:05) Keto and Carnivore (28:24) Gut Health and Aging (31:47) Continuous Glucose Monitoring (32:18) Diets Must Be Individualized (35:21) Carbs, Sugar and Oils (38:21) Wheat and Blood Sugar (39:26) The Rise of Obesity (40:45) The History of Seed Oils (42:09) How Dietary Advice Changed (44:27) Taking Control of Your Health (48:21) The Breakfast Myth (49:41) Pharmaceutical Advertising (50:25) Do Statins Extend Life? (52:03) Are Oats Actually Healthy? (53:34) Fasting and Exercise (55:42) The Dangers of Seed Oils (59:34) Which Oils Are Better? (01:01:18) Butter and Healthy Fats (01:03:51) Meat Quality Matters (01:04:30) Regenerative Farming (01:07:21) Metabolic Flexibility (01:09:03) Dylan's Personal Diet (01:10:18) Measure Your Health (01:11:38) Final Thoughts Find Dr. Daniel Trevor HERE: https://danieltrevor.com —-------------------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY'S EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY Timeline Get your FREE Mitopure Gummies Sample Here: timeline.com/gemelli —-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Get KYZATREX: FDA-approved oral testosterone capsule: http://www.getkyzatrex.com/dylangemelli —-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Get the Apollo Neuro for $99 OFF!! Use Code GEMELLI! https://apolloneuro.com/gemelli —-------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRULY Increase Your NAD LEVELS with WONDERFEEL NMN: https://getwonderfeel.com/?utm_source=DylanGemelli&utm_medium=podcast —-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Where to find Dylan? ◼ Follow Dylan on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dylangemelli/ ◼ Visit Dylan’s website - https://dylangemelli.com/ ◼ The Dylan Gemelli Podcast Youtube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@thedylangemellipodcast ◼ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/3In4QlJj4IvHqq0eduKj7m ◼Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/hr/podcast/the-dylan-gemelli-p

Duration: 1h 16m
Broadcast on: 10 Oct 2026
Audio Format: other

He is Dr. Daniel Trevor, a heart attack survivor, citizen scientist, serial entrepreneur, and author of Unholy Trinity: How Carbs, Sugar & Oils Make Us Fat, Sick & Addicted and How to Escape Their Grip.

Drawing on more than 1,200 scientific references, Trevor challenges conventional nutrition advice and explores how the modern food industry, pharmaceutical companies, and healthcare system may influence our health.

In this episode, we talk about:

■ How Daniel nearly died from a heart attack despite passing his cardiac stress test

■ The overlooked blood tests that can help identify cardiovascular and metabolic risks

■ Why Daniel questions conventional cholesterol guidelines and statin prescriptions

■ How Daniel developed type 2 diabetes despite being relatively slim

■ The relationship between insulin resistance, blood sugar, and cardiovascular disease

■ Why Daniel believes whole grains and wheat contributed to his health problems

■ How processed foods may encourage addictive eating behaviors

■ Why Daniel challenges the health benefits of oats and other commonly recommended grains

■ The differences between seed oils, olive oil, avocado oil, coconut oil, and animal fats

■ Why Daniel believes grass-fed meat is healthier than conventionally raised meat

Chapters:

(00:00) Intro

(00:44) Timeline

(02:04) Meet Daniel Trevor

(03:45) Near-Fatal Heart Attack

(06:10) The Tests Doctors Miss

(09:49) Hidden Cardiovascular Risks

(11:41) Cholesterol and Statins

(12:40) Profits Over Prevention?

(14:51) The Food Industry

(16:11) Hidden Diabetes

(18:15) Testing Insulin Resistance

(19:42) Understanding LDL Particles

(21:15) Is Wheat Addictive?

(27:05) Keto and Carnivore

(28:24) Gut Health and Aging

(31:47) Continuous Glucose Monitoring

(32:18) Diets Must Be Individualized

(35:21) Carbs, Sugar and Oils

(38:21) Wheat and Blood Sugar

(39:26) The Rise of Obesity

(40:45) The History of Seed Oils

(42:09) How Dietary Advice Changed

(44:27) Taking Control of Your Health

(48:21) The Breakfast Myth

(49:41) Pharmaceutical Advertising

(50:25) Do Statins Extend Life?

(52:03) Are Oats Actually Healthy?

(53:34) Fasting and Exercise

(55:42) The Dangers of Seed Oils

(59:34) Which Oils Are Better?

(01:01:18) Butter and Healthy Fats

(01:03:51) Meat Quality Matters

(01:04:30) Regenerative Farming

(01:07:21) Metabolic Flexibility

(01:09:03) Dylan's Personal Diet

(01:10:18) Measure Your Health

(01:11:38) Final Thoughts

Find Dr. Daniel Trevor HERE:

https://danieltrevor.com

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TODAY'S EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY Timeline

Get your FREE Mitopure Gummies Sample Here:

timeline.com/gemelli

—--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Get KYZATREX: FDA-approved oral testosterone capsule:

http://www.getkyzatrex.com/dylangemelli

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Get the Apollo Neuro for $99 OFF!! Use Code GEMELLI!

https://apolloneuro.com/gemelli

—--------------------------------------------------------------------------

TRULY Increase Your NAD LEVELS with WONDERFEEL NMN:

https://getwonderfeel.com/?utm_source=DylanGemelli&utm_medium=podcast

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Where to find Dylan?

◼ Follow Dylan on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dylangemelli/

◼ Visit Dylan’s website - https://dylangemelli.com/

◼ The Dylan Gemelli Podcast Youtube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@thedylangemellipodcast

◼ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/3In4QlJj4IvHqq0eduKj7m

◼Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/hr/podcast/the-dylan-gemelli-podcast/id1780873400

Sixty percent of the people who have a deadly first heart attack the very first symptom we've been having heart disease was their own death. I had just passed a cardiac stress test with flying colors and I had just gotten a wonderful built glowing bill of health from my trusted physicians and then I had a heart attack almost died. It's like why? There's a philosophy that goes a cured patient is a lost customer. Doctors have saved my life so I don't want a bad mouth all of them but they're in a system they were taught in pharma funded medical schools and big pharma only wants them with a prescription pad in one hand a scalpel or whatever the tool there is is in the other I decided to dive into the size to figure out how could this happen to me and what I discovered absolutely just blew my mind and here's an interesting question how much do you actually know about the way your everyday habits are supporting how you age we hear so much about longevity right now sleep protein strength training nutrition all of these things matter but there's another layer that doesn't get nearly as much attention as it should what's happening inside your cells your mitochondria produce the cellular energy that your body relies upon every day and mitochondrial dysfunction that's considered a central hallmark of aging and that's why I've been so interested in the work timeline does with might appear might appear as their pure and patented form of uralithin a it supports mitochondrial function and cellular renewal by activating mitophagy your body's natural process for clearing out damaged mitochondria but rather than just tell you about it timeline wants you to think about your own longevity habits so they've created a longevity quiz that takes just a few minutes and it looks at some of the everyday habits that can support healthy aging and the best part if you complete the quiz timeline will send you a free sample of might appear gummies so take the quiz learn a little bit more about how you're supporting the way you age and try might appear for yourself go to timeline.com/jamely to take the longevity quiz and get your free gummies that's timeline.com/jamely all right everybody welcome back to the dill and jamely podcast so I was having a pre-podcasts discussion with my friend here because we can go on and on and on I thought man we better we better click the record button not miss out on all the things we're getting into so my friend here has done quite a bit of work that I just find to be not just fascinating but so impactful and it is one of those things to me that's soothing to the soul to see somebody that has taken some things that they've gone through and made it basically his life work to try to help people and get messaging out he's not a fear monger or someone that speaks to try to make content or anything of the above he's a a person that's went through everything that he's discussed and he's put it into text and spoken with some of the most world renowned and brilliant people all over the world he is a citizen scientist and a serial entrepreneur and he's created several startup businesses from scratch and he's also created and marketed anti-aging nutraceutical products and he's also been an executive producing national TV and radio infomercials but the real reason that I have him here today is not for all of that it's for this book right here this beauty this jam it's called the unholy trinity and we're going to go through everything because he's a heart attack survivor turned wellness warrior I consider him a close friend welcome everybody Daniel Trevor hey all right Dylan G how are the oh man I just love your channel and everything else it's just everything that you're doing is is really outstanding and really helping mankind and and you're right I am a heart attack survivor turned wellness warrior because well that's what led to the book actually because I what happened to be is this I had just passed a cardiac stress test with flying colors and I had just gotten a wonderful bill clean bill of health glowing bill of health for my trusted physicians and then I had a heart attack almost died it's like what what did they miss and that's due to basically in a nutshell inadequate or what I call standard tests that most doctors don't know to do or that's what they're doing but and there's no symptoms either it's like you know these diseases and modernity there's just no symptoms I mean by the time you have symptoms you're way down the road and it's a long road back and check out this debt Dylan 60 percent of the people who have a deadly first heart attack the very first symptom we've been having heart disease was their own death it's like it's insane yeah and that's why and since heart disease is the biggest killer

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