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The Importance of Veggies!

by Dr. Chauncey Crandall | Mar 7, 2019 | Heart Health Tips

Study Finds Eating Vegetables Cuts Death Risk Everyone knows that eating fruits and vegetables is healthy, but how much of these healthy foods should you be eating? One study finds that eating at least seven portions a day could cut your risk of dying by 42 percent....

You’re having a heart attack. Now What?

by Dr. Chauncey Crandall | Mar 2, 2019 | Heart Health Tips

If you suffer a heart attack and get emergency care immediately, the chances are very good that you’ll survive. But any delay in getting help increases the risk that you won’t. The longer you wait to make that call, the more muscle damage occurs. In fact, most people...

Praying Helps Regulate Hormones

by Dr. Chauncey Crandall | Dec 20, 2018 | Heart Health Tips

Did you know that praying helps regulate hormones? Could this be some type of divine intervention? Or is it simply a result of positive thinking? No matter what you believe, there is a growing body of scientific research that demonstrates prayer can have a positive...

Try these 3 things when eating out

by Dr. Chauncey Crandall | Dec 6, 2018 | Dr. Crandall, Heart Health Tips, Nutrition & Diet

Is it unhealthy to dine out? 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 obesity in this country has skyrocketed. As a result, the rates of heart...

Genetics and Heart Disease

by Dr. Chauncey Crandall | Nov 15, 2018 | Dr. Crandall, Heart Health Tips, Heart News, Nutrition & Diet

Is Heart Disease Genetic? Genetics plays a role in heart disease. For example, specific genetic conditions, such as familial hypercholesterolemia, result in very high counts of LDL, the “bad” cholesterol. Two scientists, Michael Brown and Joseph Goldstein, were given...

Depression and Anger Linked to Heart Disease

by Dr. Chauncey Crandall | Oct 1, 2018 | Heart Health Tips, Heart News

New studies show that anger and/or depression may cause heart damage: Anger Linked to Heart Attacks Research has shown that people are nine times more likely to suffer a heart attack right after a bout of anger. A more recent study, which looked at people with...