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In the latest issue of Medscape, Dr. John Mandrola writes that his approach to treating patients with atrial fibrillation has changed “completely and fundamentally” (Atrial Fibrillation Care: Put the Catheter (and Rx Pad) Down). He describes this as…read more
Categories:Heart Disease Heart Health
This week, supplement consumers were bombarded with headlines that attacked the very bedrock of their belief in the efficacy of vitamins—undermining their conviction that taking them confers disease protection and longevity. (As if this week’s assault on Dr….read more
Categories:Cancer Supplements
The routine physical, an annual ritual, has recently come under fire—deservedly so. The screening chest X-ray, except in smokers or those with respiratory complaints—useless. The ECG—mostly a waste of time, unless there are specific heart-related complaints. Standard blood…read more
Categories:Atherosclerosis Diabetes General Medicine Gluten Sensitivity Heart Disease Heart Health Stroke and TIAs Supplements
Last week, I got into the nuts and bolts of differentiating good scientific research from bad. This week, I’m going to illustrate how we scrutinize a particular research study and its conclusions. Here’s our example: A few months…read more
Categories:General Medicine General Nutrition Heart Health
This article originally appeared on Dr. Teitelbaum’s website, Vitality 101. Famous for producing adrenaline—the hormone that triggers the fight-or-flight response—the two adrenal glands sit atop your kidneys. The outer section (the adrenal cortex) produces glucocorticoids (e.g., cortisol—as in…read more
Categories:Endocrinology General Nutrition Supplements
Your doctors know a lot. They are among the most highly-trained professionals, often undergoing 8-15 years of intense post-graduate education. They endure rigorous testing and certification, and have to continually keep up with reams of new information as…read more
Categories:Exercise General Medicine General Nutrition Supplements
I’m sure you already know that just because some new health information is published or reported does not ensure it is sound or correct. I understand your frustration (not to mention my own) when every other week, there’s…read more
Categories:General Medicine
This article originally appeared on Dr. Perlmutter’s website. The idea that dietary sugars increase the risk for such things as hypertension and the development of health threatening changes in lipid profiles is not new. But a commonly held…read more
Categories:General Nutrition Hypertension Nutrition and Weight Obesity
Last week’s op-ed by Dr. Dean Ornish in the New York Times, “The Myth of High-Protein Diets,” reminds me that I, too, was once a vegan; moreover, like Dr. Ornish, I was a vociferous crusader for my “cause.”…read more
This article originally appeared on Dr. Galland’s PillAdvised. Do you take vitamin D? Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to type 2 diabetes and heart disease, two illnesses that commonly occur together and are the most common cause…read more
Categories:Diabetes Heart Disease Supplements
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There’s more to GI health than whether or not to take an acid-blocker. All too…
Lately there’s been a lot of buzz about protein. Protein bars are all the rage.…
Q: One of the weight loss systems advertised on radio claims that you have to balance…
Feeding the Brain: Nutrients for Memory, Focus, and Aging, Part 1
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