This week on Heart Doc VIP, Dr. Joel Kahn sits down with the legendary Dr. Stanley Hazen, a trailblazer from the Cleveland Clinic who's shaking up the cardiology world. In a landmark 2011 study, Hazen's team unveiled the critical link between our gut and heart health, thrusting TMAO into the spotlight as a major marker for heart disease. Fast forward to now, with over a thousand studies unpacking TMAO's role and its blood test hitting the mainstream in 2015 (shoutout to Quest Labs), we're diving deep into this fascinating connection.  Tune in as Dr. Kahn and Dr. Hazen unravel the mysteries of how our gut health can be a game-changer for our heart. It's a heart-to-heart you won't want to miss, packed with insights that could redefine how we think about keeping our tickers ticking.