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Grain: The Scary Truth
I recently came across a book that I feel everyone should get their hands on. Although this book has been out since September of last year, it is still on the Amazon.com top 50 list and has been #1 across several health categories for months. T...
Churchgoers Are More Healthy
As a cardiologist, I use every tool at my disposal to help my patients win their battles against heart disease. In addition to cholesterol-lowering drugs, cardiac medications, tests, and procedures, I also frequently recommend that my patients ...
Beware of Dangerous Supplements
The nation’s drug supply is beset with problems due to counterfeit prescription drugs, which have flooded the market from China and other countries. But it’s not only prescription drugs you need to watch out for — imported supplements hav...
Daily Aspirin: Take It The Right Way
Aspirin can be a lifesaver when it comes to preventing heart attacks, but it’s crucial to take it correctly, says one of the nation’s top cardiologists. Chauncey Crandall, M.D., chief of the cardiac transplant program at the world-renown...
Get Off Blood Pressure Meds
By: Dr. Chauncey Crandall While blood pressure medications are necessary in some cases, you can beat high blood pressure in the same way you beat heart disease — by changing the way you eat, move (or don’t move!), and handle stress. F...
Aspirin a Day? Is It Right for You?
Some people taking daily aspirin should cut back to two or three doses a week. That’s the advice of one of the nation’s top cardiologists in the wake of a new warning from the Food and Drug Administration this week that too many American...
Late Bedtime Means Weight Gain
By Dr. Crandall: Chronic sleep deprivation has been linked to a whole host of problems, including the tendency for snacking on junk food. But a new study shows that simply going to sleep too late can expand your waistline. In the largest ...
Heart Attack: What to Do
Dr. Chauncey Crandall, Medical Director of Interventional Cardiology at Good Samaritan Medical Center, explains what one should do in the event of a heart attack. Unlike the dramatic Hollywood Heart Attack, many heart attacks start slowly. O...