Ever had a sharp, severe pain in your head? Ever had that fleeting fear that it was a stroke? Then, when you realize you were still intact, did you wonder what a stroke REALLY would feel like? I know that for me, there is an underlying fear of what they would be like. A destruction […]
Atrial fibrillation. Afib. Irregular heartbeat. Palpitations. It goes by many names. Regardless of what you care to call it, this condition is becoming more common. I have addressed Afib in the past, outlining how powerful simple lifestyle changes are to help eliminate this condition, but it seems like word is just not getting out. As […]
Ok, so maybe I’ve been too hard on statins. Just because they suck at preventing a first heart attack is no reason to throw the baby out with the bath water. The list of side effects continues to grow, with diabetes being the most concerning (unless of course, it is you personally who happens to die […]
Diabetes and Heart disease. Sounds like a stupid question, right? One is the domain of a cardiologist and the other an endocrinologist. Sure, the two are linked and having diabetes greatly increases your risk of having a heart attack. To be a little more precise, 65% of diabetics die of heart disease or stroke. That’s a pretty high […]
Aspirin for the Heart May Be Unsafe for Low-Risk Individuals I come across many people in the community who have self-prescribed aspirin to protect against heart attacks. Many of them are unaware that the evidence is still weak for primary prevention (preventing the initial attack) and that, even if you lower your risk for heart […]
