I write often about the benefits of dark chocolate for your heart and your brain. Studies show it protects against heart disease, dementia and stroke. Plus, new research reveals that chocolate [...]
Category: Heart Health
Heart disease might actually stem from low cholesterol
For decades, mainstream medicine told us to avoid cholesterol to prevent heart disease. This faulty recommendation led millions of Americans to give up healthy foods like eggs and replace them [...]
The only heart supporter you will ever need
Over my 40-year career — as a medical anthropologist, epidemiologist, and physician specializing in natural medicine — I was one of the first to see clues about a natural blood pressure [...]
New research confirms the real, silent killer behind heart disease
A brand-new study published in one of the most prestigious medical journals in the world finally links heart disease directly to stress. Of course, I came to this very conclusion 40 years ago, [...]
Avoiding red meat is sabotaging your health
A massive, new study shows eating red meat does NOT raise your heart disease risk. By now, it should be an old story. The government’s old nutritional advice about avoiding dietary cholesterol [...]
The best-selling drug that’s a “total waste of time”
An international panel of experts just published their findings in the British Medical Journal Open that cholesterol does not cause heart disease in men and women over 60 years of age. And trying [...]
AHA “heart-check mark” not worth the paper it’s printed on
The American Heart Association’s dietary guidelines have long been controversial, as I have reported for years. For decades, the AHA has had it out for saturated fats, found in healthy foods like [...]
The ultimate way to start your day — and protect your heart
Some doctors who don’t drink the Kool-Aid doled out by mainstream medicine now recommend drinking coffee instead. And that’s good advice. According to a new study, drinking a few cups of coffee [...]
How to avoid heart disease when you have Type II diabetes
Contrary to popular belief, having Type II diabetes isn’t an automatic, mandatory sentence for getting heart disease too. Many patients remain completely free of heart disease even after they [...]
Queen Elizabeth II’s secret to a long, healthy & fruitful life
This month, Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain celebrates her 90th birthday. She has served longer than any other British monarch. Indeed, long-lived is the Queen. I was in Hong Kong in 1977 [...]