Many people trying to prevent blood clots are taking the blood thinner, Coumadin. But… There’s something about Coumadin and its cousins that elicits an “anything-but-that-Doc” response from about half the folks who are on it. Many of my patients have asked to discontinue Coumadin because,…
Nattokinase is an enzyme derived from natto, a traditional Japanese soybean dish. It is made by boiling or steaming soybeans and then fermenting them. The process yields a dish that Westerners don’t find particularly appealing. Taste aside, natto is probably one of the world’s healthiest foods…
In my thirty-plus years of practicing medicine, here are some of the biggest heart health mistakes I discovered with my patients—and how to avoid them. * Thinking “vitamins will protect me.” A lot of people think they can eat anything they want as long as they take nutritional supplements. I…
Fibrinogen is a coagulation-type protein that determines the stickiness of your blood. You need adequate fibrinogen levels to stop bleeding when you’ve been injured, but higher-than-normal fibrinogen levels have been associated with too much blood clotting, which can lead to poor blood…
The vitamin K you’re probably most familiar with is vitamin K1. Both vitamins K1 and K2 are important in overall bone and cardiovascular health, but K2 is clearly the more beneficial of the two nutrients. K2 remains in the bloodstream longer, and is better at promoting a healthy cardiovascular…
If there’s a single food that generates more question, and controversy, than any other food it’s soy. Years ago, I was part of the choir singing the praises of soy as a “miracle food.” At the time, the research looked promising, and it seemed as if we had an authentic vegetable protein…
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