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Cardiology Terminology: Sinus Arrhythmia and PACs

…to contract prematurely—before the next heartbeat was due. As with all early beats, PACs can happen randomly, in couplets, in triplets, or in foursome. Four or more PACs in a row are described as a premature atrial tachycardia (PAT) or a supraventicular tach (SVT), as the beats are initiated from…

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5 Things Your Cardiologist Won't Tell You

…to heal your heart. ATP is energy and the biggest energy user in your body is your heart. To support ATP production, I recommend the “Awesome Foursome.” It includes CoQ10 (100-200 mg), L-carnitine (1,000–1,500 mg in divided doses during the day, on an empty stomach, magnesium (at least 200–400…

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You Can Undo the Ill Effects of Statin Drugs

…always contact your physician before stopping your statin drugs. 2. Rebuild your muscles, and your heart with four nutrients I call the “awesome foursome.” You want to take 200 mg of coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), 200-600 mg of magnesium, and 2-3 grams of broad spectrum carnitine daily. Plus, you want to take…

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On the Road with Dr. Sinatra

…again, and we will be there to support him. And this time the guys will need to watch out. I’ll be practicing and getting team shirts for the 2011 foursome, so we will at least have the wardrobe advantage! For more information on cardiovascular problems in women, visit www.drsinatra.com.

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Rosemary to the Rescue

…Lamb is the perfect complement to rosemary. Lamb is a rich, natural source of L-carnitine, an antioxidant that is one of Dr. Sinatra’s Awesome Foursome. A 4-ounce serving of lamb will net you about 75 mg of L-carnitine, a great energy substrate for cardiac muscle cells—and the entire body! Remember…

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8 Health-Boosting Secrets From My Life

…can assure you that I practice what I preach, and I don’t recommend anything unless I’ve tried it myself. In addition to taking the Awesome Foursome and other nutrients, here are eight things I do to keep myself healthy and you can try as well: 1. Eat a mostly vegetarian diet. My daily diet consists…

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On the Road with Dr. Sinatra: Choosing the Right Magnesium

…surprising question, given that magnesium has been one of Dr. Sinatra’s cardiology mainstays for decades, and is one pillar in his “awesome foursome.” You see, magnesium is a critical mineral that’s needed for normal muscle function and scores of enzymatic reactions, including the production…

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12 Warning Signs of Coronary Artery Disease

Coronary artery disease is by far the most common cardiovascular problem, but do you really know what it is? You may have heard of the term atherosclerosis, which refers to the buildup of plaque in the blood vessels. Essentially, coronary artery disease is a form of atherosclerosis that affects the…

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Why Am I So Tired After a Heart Attack?

As you may remember, I recently wrote a blog called 5 Things Your Cardiologist Won’t Tell You. In that blog, I invited readers to ask any cardiology questions they had. Last week, I answered one of the questions, and today I want to answer another. A reader wrote to ask me why they're still tired…

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How to “Warm Up” Your Hands and Feet

One of the most common circulation problems I had to diagnose as a physician were hands and feet that felt cold, even when it wasn’t cold outside. After checking the various pulse points in the extremities, I generally found that cold hands and feet could often be attributed to a number of things,…

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Watch Out For These Heart Risk Factors

While there’s a lot of talk these days about cholesterol guidelines, I contend that good cholesterol levels don’t necessarily lead to good cardiovascular health. While maintaining good cholesterol levels is important, I believe the following heart risk factors that ignite and feed the body’s…

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5 Ways to Help Prevent a Cardiac Event

…these programs overlook. So, I wanted to tell you how to implement your own preventive cardiology program, right at home. 1. Take the “Awesome Foursome.” There are four nutrients that can improve your heart-health significantly. They include: CoQ10 (100-200 mg), L-carnitine (1,000–1,500 mg in…

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Heart-Felt Lessons from the Olympics

…-ribose. All of those nutrients are important—but magnesium and D-ribose are especially critical. They’re part of what I call the “Awesome Foursome,” which includes 200 mg of coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), 200-600 mg of magnesium, and 2-3 grams of broad spectrum carnitine daily—plus 5 grams of D-ribose…

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Successful Surgery Recovery

…vegetables and fruit. Step 4: Supplement Smart. My regular supplement routine consists of my daily multivitamin and mineral formula; the Awesome Foursome of CoQ10 (200 mg), broad-spectrum carnitine (1 g), magnesium (200 mg), and ribose (5 g); and my anti-inflammatory supplement program that includes…

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The Sinatra Solution: Ejection Fraction

…the supplement front, Dr. Sinatra encourages people with low ejection fractions (with or without heart failure) to take what he calls his Awesome Foursome to build up ATP reserves. They include: * CoEnzyme Q10: 100mg 3 times daily with meals * D-Ribose: one scoop 2-3 times daily in fluids like water…

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On the Road with Dr. Sinatra

Dr. Sinatra’s book Earthing continues to generate buzz. While Dr. Sinatra and I were at the American Academy of Anti-Aging in April, we were thrilled the cover of the Earthing book on the cover of the May issue of the Townsend Letter! The Townsend Letter, a highly respected journal for physicians…

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The Great Vitamin Controversy--Debunked!

…take? I recommend taking a high-quality multivitamin and mineral supplement. For optimal heart health, I also recommend what I call the “Awesome Foursome,” which is a combination of CoQ10, 50-150 mg daily; magnesium, 400-800 mg daily; broad-spectrum carnitine 1-2 g daily in divided doses, and D-ribose…

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Heartfelt Lessons from an American Legend

What a tragedy that the man who represented us all when he first set his foot on the moon would not live to see that same foot make another “giant step” back to the pavement outside the hospital where he had coronary bypass graft surgery (CABG or CABS). As I’m sure you’ve heard Neil…

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