March 14, 2018
You might feel them as skipped heartbeats or unusually forceful beats. One friend describes her heart
March 7, 2018
Heart attack rates peaked in the United States in 1968. In this era, it was not unusual for a man under age
March 6, 2018
Elevated blood pressures are often a concern for my over-40 age patients. Some of them need to take prescription medications to keep blood pressures normal and decrease the risk of stroke. However, one thing I tell my patients with elevated blood pressures is that there are some natural remedies that can help lower blood pressure. They’re often surprised to learn that some of these include common produce from your supermarket! In fact, several of my patients who have tried these foods have either been able to go off their prescription medications or lower their dosage. Read on to learn about the two […]
March 6, 2018
Staring at your gadgets, computer, as well as television constantly, can harm your vision. Make sure you
February 28, 2018
Researchers at Okayama University report in Oncotarget a promising method for targeting cancer stem
February 27, 2018
Weight gain isn’t just a number on your bathroom scale. A new Stanford study has found that the entire body undergoes microbial, molecular and genetic changes changes for the worse when people pack on the pounds. When weight is lost, the systems return largely to their original state. Even just a modest weight gain of about six pounds, researchers found, alters the body’s basic biology. — potentially boosting the risk of heart disease and diabetes. Bacterial populations morph. Inflammation patterns shift. There are genetic changes in the cardiac system. “Your body is responding to a very stressful event,” said lead […]
February 27, 2018
We hear about inflammation a lot, but what does it really mean? Put very simply, inflammation is our body’s immune system response when something is wrong, whether it’s infection, stress, or injury. Unfortunately, more studies are showing that inflammation plays a significant role in most of the diseases plaguing our society, including arthritis, heart disease, irritable bowel disorders, Alzheimer’s, Type 2 diabetes and even cancer. So what can we do to fight it? The good news is that there are many foods that calm inflammation in a variety of ways. They’re anti-inflammatories and they keep our arteries young and less […]
February 21, 2018
We’re now more than halfway through American Heart Month, but that doesn’t mean the encouragement
February 19, 2018
WASHINGTON – Today EWG praised legislation introduced by Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., that would