Sugar and Cardiovascular Disease This is a wonderful review on this topic. Geez…even if it was an awful review, it’s still a review!! The negative effects of sugar on health have been virtually ignored by the medical community and seeing this topic in a major cardiovascular journal is refreshing. Don’t ever doubt the negative effects […]
Many have the mistaken idea that living a healthy lifestyle is painfully boring. These same people are likely not aware of the volume of chocolate research… I had a discussion with a new patient recently who said she liked sweets too much to be healthy. I asked how she would feel about a regular routine […]
Lifestyle changes play a major role in reducing cardiovascular disease One of the researchers at this conference believes that, in the Nurse’s Health Study, 82% of CHD deaths could have been prevented with lifestyle changes. 82%. Think on that number. Essentially, here in the US CVD could drop off of the map of major causes […]
High-sensitive C-reactive protein, tumor necrosis factor, and cardiovascular risk factors before and after weight loss in obese children None of this information should come as a big surprise, but it can serve as a reminder of how devastating obesity is to our systems. Begin the process of increased inflammation and elevated insulin in children, and […]
Periodontal infections cause changes in traditional and novel cardiovascular risk factors Again, we see how much any source of chronic inflammation can play a large role in cardiovascular disease. I would also assume that those with poor dental health probably aren’t too concerned with their overall health, either. One thing to consider in addition to […]
