Live Like a Caveman, Live to 100
Throughout my life I’ve had two great interests: medicine and anthropology. I’ve traveled the world to study ancient and contemporary cultures, and have learned to look at health as a culturally d...
Heart Health tips
5 December Stress Busters
Because there’s a lot of extra stress connected with the holiday season, here are five stress-busters to try this month:
Exercise daily.
Many people who are under stress abandon heart healthy habits such as exercise, which is one of the b...
The Move Toward Interventional Medicine
Unfortunately, interventional cardiologists — my specialty — are not all created equal. Some are far more adept at handling complicated cases. The less skilled a patient’s interventional cardiologist, the better the odds the patient will ...
The HDL Cholesterol Question
For decades, studies have found that people with naturally high levels of HDL cholesterol tend to live longer and have less risk for heart disease and heart attacks. The reason for this was thought to be what was called the “good HDL fraction...
Artificial Sweeteners Raise Diabetes Risk
There is mixed evidence about whether artificial sweeteners are harmful or helpful, but a new study shows that using them may raise the risk of diabetes.
Researchers added artificial sweeteners to the drinking water of laboratory mice and co...
Marathons May Raise Heart Risk
Regular physical activity is a key component of a healthy lifestyle, so you’d think that marathon runners would be among the heart- healthiest Americans. But new research indicates that this may not be the case.
Minnesota researchers enrol...
4 Ways Magnesium Benefits Your Health
In addition to benefiting the heart and the cardiovascular system, magnesium can benefit other parts of the body as well.
Brain Health
As the baby boomer generation ages, concern over cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease continu...
10 Tips for Good Sleep
If you are one of the growing number of people with sleep problems, here are 10 good sleep habits to get into:
Go to sleep and wake up at the same time every day. The body likes predictability.
Turn off the computer two hours before bedti...
Obesity Cuts Overall Life Span
We know that people who are very fat tend to live shorter life spans. But just how much shorter?
According to a new study, obesity cuts 14 years from your life.
Researchers found that people with a body mass index (BMI) of more than 40 ar...
Nutrients for Heart Health
Heart disease is not a normal part of the aging process. Heart disease can be reversed if done properly, but you can also enhance the effect of healthy eating habits, and especially help to lower your cholesterol, with the proper use of nutrien...