You follow your cardiologist’s advice, thinking it will protect you in the long run. But what if this is not the case? It will come to no surprise for regular readers of my blog that I think that lifestyle changes are the ONLY answer for heart disease. Unfortunately, many patients opt not to make the […]
Heart disease remains the biggest killer in the Western world. This is despite billions of dollars pumped into this condition. Billions of dollars into research, drug development, drug use and cardiology procedures. And yet, all we have to show for it is a slight reduction in deaths from heart disease, but an increasing number of […]
If you have any interactions with a cardiologist, this is a must read. And read VERY carefully. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is the procedure where a stent is (almost always) placed into a coronary artery. Most know this as coronary angioplasty. This procedure largely did not even exist a decade ago (it began to blossom […]
You know those wonderful, non-stick pans that you love so well? I hope you realize that many of today’s “conveniences” like non-stick cookware come with a price beyond the initial purchase. The wonderful Teflon that keeps all your foods from sticking to the pan is no exception. The chemical compounds typically found in non-stick cookware include […]
I have said before that, from my standpoint, diabetes and heart disease are the same thing. Seventy percent of diabetics die of cardiovascular causes. Almost all heart disease sufferers have some trace of diabetes or prediabetes. The lifestyle changes that impact one impact the other, both negative and protective. In the medical research over […]
