By David Blyweiss, M.D.
High blood pressure is the most common of all cardiovascular diseases and the leading cause of heart attack and stroke—the first- and third-leading causes of death among Americans. It’s so out of control that, according to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Association, nearly one-third of Americans suffer from hypertension (high blood pressure). Continue reading
By Bonnie Jenkins, Advanced Natural Wellness
There are a lot of things you can do to improve your overall health – and each step you take is a good move in the right direction. But there is one specific disease that merits special attention: heart disease. Continue reading
By Bonnie Jenkins
People across America join gyms and fitness clubs in droves with the hope of dropping those pounds or developing a killer six-pack. But, perhaps they should focus on something more lasting—their health. This is especially true for older adults. Continue reading
By David Blyweiss, M.D.
The headline sounded like a bad joke—Doctor urges fast food restaurants to hand out statin drugs. The problem is, it’s no joke.
In a recent paper published in the American Journal of Cardiology, Dr. Darrell Francis of the Imperial College in London suggested that fast food restaurants should dispense free cholesterol-lowering medications along with their cheeseburgers and fries. The goal? To offset the harmful health effects of these foods. Continue reading
By David Blyweiss, M.D.
Here’s a nice little nugget of truth—you are only as healthy as your arteries. Your arteries are blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart to other parts of the body. When these arteries become damaged—a condition called atherosclerosis—this blood flow can be impeded or even completely blocked, so it’s essential to keep your arteries in good shape. Continue reading
Open Up Clogged Arteries
By David Blyweiss, M.D.
When a patient is diagnosed with cancer, they can become paralyzed with fear. But most types of cancer pale in comparison to America’s biggest killer—heart disease. Yet many people live their lives blissfully unaware that dangerous, and potentially deadly, plaque is building up inside their arteries, creating a condition called atherosclerosis. Continue reading
By David Blyweiss, M.D., Advanced Natural Wellness
For years, I’ve been advising my patients over 50 to take supplemental CoQ10.
And in fact, I’ve been taking it myself every day. Here’s why it’s so important: As we get older, our ability to produce and metabolize CoQ10 declines. Continue reading
By David Blyweiss, M.D.
For years, doctors have been lecturing their patients about the evils of cholesterol. High is bad, especially if your total cholesterol tops 200 mg/dL and your low-density or LDL cholesterol is over 130 mg/dL. To talk to most physicians—including cardiologists—the higher your cholesterol, the closer you are to a guaranteed heart attack. But that may not be accurate. Continue reading
By David Blyweiss, M.D.
Virtually all of the mainstream doctors I know are on an unrelenting mission to slash total and LDL (bad) cholesterol levels as far as they can. While this might (and I say “might” because there’s no solid evidence that moderate cholesterol levels contribute to heart attacks) reduce cardiovascular disease, there’s mounting evidence linking very low cholesterol levels to cancer. Continue reading
By Bonnie Jenkins
Salt. It can bring out the flavor in many of the foods we eat and it’s critical to good health. In fact, we couldn’t survive without it. Sodium chloride, the technical name for salt, regulates blood pressure and fluid volume. It also carries nutrients into cells, keeps calcium and other minerals soluble in the blood, helps to regulate muscle contractions, plays a part in nerve stimulation and is necessary for the production of hydrochloric acid in the stomach. But too much can be just as dangerous as not enough, particularly for those who are sensitive to salt. Continue reading