Many of today’s fad diets revolve around modifying insulin resistance by consuming low-carbohydrate, high-protein foods and also advocate eating foods high in saturated fats and dairy products. This type of diet is likely to contain high levels of insecticides, pesticides, and radiation, which in…
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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“Some of you have been asking me for my opinion about the new movie “Forks Over Knives” which includes Dr. Campbell who wrote the book The China Study. For those of you who aren’t familiar with it, in his book Campbell suggests that many so-called “normal” illnesses of aging aren’t…
If you've had a heart attack, you will likely need to be on medication. However, there are four therapies that can help maximize your heart’s healing and ultimately bring you to an enhanced level of health to help you avoid a second heart attack. * Follow a Smart Diet. As in the case of most any…
Lipoprotein A, or Lp(a), is a component of LDL or “bad” cholesterol and high levels of it in your blood can be a serious heart risk factor. According to an article in the 1997 Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), Lp(a) appears to regulate clot formation (thrombosis) and inhibit…
The best way to fight breast cancer is to try to avoid developing it in the first place. And one of the best ways to accomplish this is through anti-cancer lifestyle choices. Dr. Sinatra’s PAMM diet (Pan-Asian Modified Mediterranean)—which he has supported for years now in his books, lectures,…
The first step in your action plan for treating cardiovascular problems is to live a lifestyle free of the heart risk factors that increase the likelihood that you’ll be affected. By that, I mean avoid smoking, follow a program of good healthy heart nutrition, keep your blood sugar low, maintain…
Some of the most commonly prescribed drugs for maintaining good cholesterol levels are statins like Zocor (simvastatin), Lipitor (avorastatin), Mevacor (lovastatin), Pravachol (pravastatin), and Lescol (fluvastatin). These drugs can be dangerous if taken with high levels of long-acting niacin…
HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, more commonly known as statins, are the most aggressively marketed drugs for producing good cholesterol levels. In clinical studies statins achieved a striking reduction in cardiovascular problems such as heart attack, bypass, and hospitalization. Statins are potent…
For years, we’ve been told to watch our fat intake. But if you saw me on Dr. Oz’s show this week, you heard me say that the real villain in heart disease isn’t fat—but sugar. With Americans eating a diet that’s high in sugar, and other refined carbohydrates that are converted to sugar,…
After a great deal of research, I’ve concluded that the best overall diet for healthy blood pressure, healthy cholesterol, healthy triglycerides and to reduce your risk of heart attack and stroke is a combination of Mediterranean and Asian eating. In essence, this combines the healthy eating of…
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