If you have a newly diagnosed case of high blood pressure, you’re not alone. Hypertension is easily one of the country’s most common conditions, and threshold targets for drug treatment [...]
Category: Heart Health
The only “prescription” you need for better heart health
Sometimes it feels like craziness is ensuing everywhere. Just last week I told you about the ugly truth behind those dazzling headlines suggesting vegetarians are heart-healthier than [...]
You don’t need to give up meat to save your heart
Yesterday, I set out to debunk a recent misleading headline claiming that vegetarians are somehow heart-healthier than people who eat meat. The claim itself is dubious for a lot of reasons. For [...]
The obesity epidemic is throwing mortality rates in reverse
Here’s some utterly unsurprising news for the day: The obesity epidemic is making it harder for our country to win the war against cancer and heart disease. Of course, given obesity’s role [...]
Yet another reason to add beef to your menu—just in time for BBQ season
I’m so excited to discuss this latest finding about red meat with you—and I mean, really excited. Not just because we’re entering yet another summer of steaks and burgers on the grill. But [...]
“All work and no workout” is hazardous to your health
Since we’ve been talking about the many health benefits of simply moving every single day, allow me to add yet another important caveat to that conversation. New research shows that [...]
Women: Don’t let stress dig you an early grave
I warn my patients about the hazards of stress all the time. The fact is, if you don’t deal with the stress in your life, it can (and will) kill you. And, unfortunately, that’s especially true [...]
The twice-weekly secret to a longer, healthier life
It’s surprising to me that so many of the simplest pieces of nutritional wisdom—the very same truths our parents and grandparents lived by—cause such shock and awe among the modern medical [...]
COVID-19 hospitalization risk can be prevented
Believe me, I’m as tired of writing about COVID-19 as you probably are of reading about it. But the fact is, we are still very much in the midst of this pandemic—and shoving our heads in the [...]
Eat your way to a healthier heart
It’s exciting to see that people are finally admitting that obesity plays a central role in diabetes. (A fact that has been crystal clear for decades… yet no one has wanted to do anything about [...]
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