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Heart Health

Everything you do for your health has an impact on how efficiently your heart functions—and how efficiently your heart functions determines your quality of life. That's why you need an integrated approach to the foods you eat, the supplements you take, your exercise routine, and even your ability to cope with stress. Follow my advice below for optimal heart health.

15 Tips for Quitting Smoking

Smoking is a highly addictive habit that has devastating consequences. Not only does it precipitate lung and pancreatic cancer, heart disease and a three-fold increase…


What to Expect After a Heart Attack

Time is of the essence when you’re dealing with a heart attack. The best chance for survival and optimum recovery occurs if you are treated…


Airport Angina: Cardiology Terminology

More people vacation during the summer months than at any other time of year. And the topic of “airport angina”—an old cardiology phrase—may be getting tossed…


Angina: Cardiology Terminology

I find that a lot of folks I counsel often confuse the cardiology term angina with heart attack or myocardial infarction (MI). Maybe that's because…


Arrhythmia: Cardiology Terminology

“Something is wrong with my heartbeat. Is it serious?”

Every cardiologist and family practitioner gets this question from concerned patients. It usually refers to cardiac…


Cardiology Terminology: Medical-Speak in Plain Language

Being diagnosed with heart disease can be frightening. One source of the fear is that all of a sudden it seems like your doctor is…


Chelation: Cardiology Terminology

I'm often asked by my cardiac patients whether or not chelation therapy has any merit in treating cardiovascular problems.

The word “chelate” is derived from…


Cigarettes Harm Everyone Exposed

Cigarette smoking’s causal link to lung cancer, heart disease, and other serious illnesses is fairly undeniable at this point. In reaction, society is making things…


Ejection Fraction: Cardiology Terminology

To understand ejection fraction, you first need to understand how your heart pumps your blood through your body. Most people think that the heart pumps…


Technology and Your Health

The technological age we live in has brought us many amazing devices—microwave ovens, cell phones, and wi-fi connections, just to name a few. However,…


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