I often talk about the benefits of following a traditional, Mediterranean-type diet. It’s considered the healthiest diet on the planet by experts far and wide. In fact, people who follow it [...]
Category: Cardiovascular Health
Two common heart surgeries DON’T benefit patients
A massive, $100 million study recently looked at outcomes for men and women with blocked arteries who received two common, but highly invasive, surgical procedures. It turns out, they fare no [...]
Urgent heart warning for women
Each year in the United States, more than 500,000 people experience cardiac arrest. But only 15 percent of its victims survive. In fact, cardiac arrests claim more lives each year than colon [...]
Snowbirds protect their hearts by going south
Scientists have known for a long time that heart attacks increase in frequency during the dark, cold winter months—and decrease during the bright, warm summer months. What’s more, places that are [...]
Minerals are a gold mine for lowering your blood pressure
I’d like to round out this week with yet another way to support your cardiovascular health and manage your blood pressure without taking drugs. We’ve already looked at food and nutrients [...]
More reasons why I’ll never take blood pressure medication again
All this week, I’ve been reporting about ways to support your cardiovascular health without taking drugs. And today, I will specifically discuss four science-backed nutrients that have been shown [...]
Six foods that lower blood pressure—without drugs!
High blood pressure is the No. 1 reason people visit the doctor. It generates more than $20 billion in annual income for the mainstream-medical-industrial complex. And there’s no doubt that [...]
This highly respected medical specialty offers harmful, low value care
Researchers from Oregon Health & Science University recently spent thousands of hours investigating “low value” care and “medical reversals.” Basically, these are accepted medical practices [...]
This tasty snack lowers risk of Type II diabetes, heart disease, and early death
Getting a diagnosis of pre-diabetes isn’t a life sentence. In fact, as I told you earlier this week, a new study found that most people diagnosed with “pre-diabetes” never go on to develop [...]
Working long hours increases your stroke risk
Setting aside one day of the week to rest has Biblical origins. But in our modern, frenetic, never-unplugged world, that day of rest has all but disappeared. Many Americans work very long hours [...]
