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Dick Clark | A Cardiovascular Tragedy
Dick Clark By Charlotte Libov Back in 2012, millions around the world were saddened to learn of Dick Clark’s death, but Dr. Chauncey Crandall believes that his fatal heart attack might have been averted if the iconic TV New Year’s Eve h...
Why Bigger Isn’t Better When It Comes to Hospitals
For many years, the conventional wisdom was that if you had a serious health problem, you should go to a major medical center instead of local community hospital. The Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, Johns Hopkins, and other prestigious hospitals...
Sugar- Exposing It For What It Is
Breaking Down Sugars Many Names Fructose Found naturally in fruit, fructose is about 70-72% sweeter than glucose, the simple sugar that is our body’s main source of energy. Fructose has a low glycemic index, meaning it barely budges a p...
Heart Advances for Very Elderly
Henry Kissinger’s heart valve replacement surgery at age 91 in 2014 illustrated surgical advances that allow cardiologists to perform heart procedures in the frail and very elderly – operations that would have been deemed too risky just a f...
Roger Ailes’s Death Spotlights Lethal Risks of Serious Falls
The death of media giant Roger Ailes spotlights the life-threatening dangers of falls to seniors that might first appear to be insignificant, a top expert says. “Falls are a huge cause of death, even in people who don’t appear to hav...
Probiotics Lower Cholesterol
Lower Cholesterol Naturally My patients are always asking me how they can lower cholesterol naturally, without taking statins. Finally, there is something that can help: probiotics. The probiotic most tested for this purpose belongs t...
The Little-Known Link Between Your Heart and Alzheimer’s Disease
What’s good for your heart is also good for your brain. That’s because people with high cholesterol are not only at higher risk for coronary artery disease and heart attack, but are also at elevated risk for Alzheimer’s disease, too. ...
Slash Stress to Soothe Your Heart…
Yes, it’s true. Stress kills… Being under long-term stress – such as financial or marital problems – causes certain hormones to form plaque in your coronary arteries, fueling atherosclerosis and increasing the chance you’ll dev...
