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Women: Balance Estrogen for Heart Health
By Dr. Chauncey Crandall The role of estrogen in heart health has become somewhat controversial in recent years. Previously, estrogen was thought to be protective of the heart in women, because women generally develop heart disease about 10 ye...
Sitting Raises Risk of Dying
Sitting for too long and being inactive has been known for sometime to raise heart disease risk. But now research is finding that it also hikes the risk of heart failure — even in active men. Researchers followed a racially diverse group o...
4-Mel Cola Coloring Linked to Cancer
Dr. Crandall has always been a proponent of limiting the amount of soft drinks in his patients diets, but after the recent findings below, you should avoid soda all together. Dr. Crandall’s shares with us the startling news below: The cara...
The Heart-Smart Way to Dine Out
By Dr. Crandall The vast majority of my patients have one thing in common: they are overweight. And actually, that’s a polite way to put it. In fact, in recent years the rate of outright obesity in this country has skyrocketed. As a res...
Risk Factors for Stroke
Dr. Chauncey Crandall lists the risk factors for stroke. Thankfully, there are many factors that we can change for the better. Our first line of defense in preventing a stroke is to know where you stand. So before we get into the actual warn...
Supplements May Cut LDL in Older Women
Dr. Chauncey Crandall shares with us weekly top article pick: Postmenopausal women taking calcium and vitamin D supplements had improved lipid profiles compared with those taking placebo, researchers found. In an analysis of data from the...
Aldactone: Overlooked ‘Miracle Drug’
The race is on to develop new ways to treat heart failure, but a top cardiologist says that there is a widely available, old-line drug that is effective but has been overlooked by many doctors. Chauncey Crandall, M.D., says aldactone, a dru...
Can Strawberries Lower Cholesterol?
Dr. Chauncey Crandall shares with us an exciting study for those of you who love strawberries. Eating strawberries can significantly lower levels of bad cholesterol and triglycerides, according to a study conducted by Italian and Spanish scient...