Heart Health
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Cocoa flavanols fuel heart and brain function
By Alan Frost, Founder and President of FlavaNaturals
As an Intelligent Medicine listener/subscriber, you’re already well aware of the health benefits of cocoa flavanols. But even popular dark chocolate brands may not deliver; it’s all about bean selection and proper processing. Flava Naturals delivers 5-9 times the flavanols…read more
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Tricky triglycerides
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
Cholesterol always gets a bad rap, but few medical consumers—and even health professionals—finger triglycerides as a more likely suspect in heart disease causation. Triglycerides are circulating fats in the bloodstream. That fact was memorably brought home to me in medical…read more
Categories: Heart Health
The great fish oil debate (Spoiler alert: It works!)
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
When it comes to the debate over fish oil’s heart benefits, medical opinion keeps shifting more than lead changes in a Duke/North Carolina March Madness basketball showdown. But the tide has turned with a couple of recent studies. “Omega-3 fish…read more
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A plea for nutrition in medicine
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
March is National Nutrition Month. I’ll use this occasion to issue a clarion call for making nutrition a linchpin of medical therapy across ALL specialties. Here’s a rundown of how it could advance the health of diverse patients: Gastroenterology: Rates of IBS, GERD,…read more
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Misunderstood magnesium
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
It was 40 years ago that I first learned of the power of magnesium. That was during my medical training when a pulmonary specialist told us fledgling doctors that it was vital to check magnesium levels in critically ill intubated…read more
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Leyla Weighs In: Worried about heart health? Take care of your teeth!
By Leyla Muedin MS, RD, CDN
As a dietitian, some of the most important questions during my intake include an assessment of oral health. While poor dentition can put someone at nutritional risk due to reduced consumption of healthy foods and choosing more processed foods (which…read more
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Leyla Weighs In: Is atrial fibrillation a lifestyle-related condition?
By Leyla Muedin MS, RD, CDN
We are seeing more and more cases of A-fib and the medical management that such a diagnosis requires. But in an article in Medscape, Dr. John Mandrola writes that his approach to treating patients with atrial fibrillation has changed “completely…read more
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20 ways exercise benefits your health (part one)
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
As the weather warms up and gyms reopen, more Americans are shaking off lockdown and re-engaging with exercise. As you huff and puff your way back to optimal condition, here’s a little inspiration to keep you motivated: 1) Cardiovascular: It’s axiomatic…read more
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How can the functional synergy between vitamins D3 and K2 have a positive impact on health?
By Celine Torres-Moon
Important news: With so many people taking vitamin D, they may be short-changing themselves by not taking a vital companion nutrient that’s less in the limelight—vitamin K. Here are some little-known facts about their interactions from our friends at Protocol…read more
Categories: Heart Health
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Though we think of declining estrogen as the hallmark of menopause, it's actually common for…
Up to 12 percent of Americans have ulcers at some point in life. Peptic ulcers…
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Gallbladder disease is a modern illness. An estimated 20 million Americans have gallbladder disease. The…
One of the most exciting recent discoveries in physiology is about the role nitric oxide…
This month, tired of the lingering gloomy weather in New York which makes bike riding…
Q: I used to eat myself into a sugar coma most days of the week,…
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