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Does Exercise Lower Blood Pressure? Yes!
You may be wondering…Does Exercise Lower Blood Pressure? If you have high blood pressure, just regular moderate exercise will sharply decrease your risk of dying from cardiovascular disease, a new study finds. That’s the findings of ...
How to Avoid Heart Surgery
5 Tips to Avoid the Operating Table…In some cases, there is little or no way for a person to avoid heart surgery or bypass surgery. However, for most people, diet and lifestyle changes can ensure that you will never need these devices. H...
Is Fasting Good for Your Health?
Fasting, the practice of voluntarily going without food for a period of time, dates back centuries, and has often been performed as a religious or cultural ritual. However, people want to know: is fasting good for your health? For many years...
Probiotics Substantially Lower Cardiovascular Risk
Studies have shown probiotics substantially lower cardiovascular risk. The Human GI Tract The human GI tract is home to more than 100 trillion bacteria per person. Together this giant population is referred to as the gut microbiota, or gu...
Berries May Slow Memory Loss
Study: Eating More Blueberries and Strawberries Is Linked to Better Brain Function With Age By Brenda Goodman, MA WebMD Health News Reviewed by Chauncey W. Crandall, MD Eating berries at least once a week may protect the brain from age-...
10 Signs of Heart Health | Reducing Heart Disease
In consultation with your doctor, you should establish and understand the following targets for shooting down heart disease. The numbers are important, but they will be much more useful if you understand the reasoning behind them. (If you ...
How Wheat and Gluten Trigger Heart Disease, Weight Gain and More
Gluten-free is hot these days. There are books and websites, restaurants with gluten free menus, and grocery stores with hundreds of new gluten-free food products on the shelf. Is this a fad, or a reflection of response to a real problem...
Dining Out – Eat Heart Smart
The vast majority of Dr. Crandall‘s patients have one thing in common: They are overweight, love dining out and and eat more than they should. And actually, that’s a polite way to put it. In fact, in recent years the rate of obesity in this...