According to America’s “Great Salt Myth,” high salt intake causes high blood pressure (hypertension). And the most common methods conventional doctors recommend for lowering your blood pressure [...]
Category: Heart Health
How to “weatherproof” your heart and lungs against winter attacks
The return of an El Niño weather pattern in the U.S. has made this winter especially brutal. And all that cold, snowy, blustery, wet weather has a big impact on your health. So, today, as we [...]
Slash heart attack risk by 25 percent — just by upping your dose of one simple supplement
Unless you eat fish as much as the proverbial “old man in the sea,” I strongly recommend you take a daily fish oil supplement. Especially if you have any of the risk factors associated with heart [...]
Five tips for avoiding a heart attack this winter
A new study published in the JAMA Cardiology came away with interesting findings about the connection between cold weather and an increased risk for a heart attack. But, there’s one glaringly [...]
Cutting salt doesn’t improve outcomes for this chronic disease
Heart disease is the No. 1 cause of death for men and women in America. And for nearly a century, mainstream medicine has advised people with heart disease to restrict salt intake as a means of [...]
Surprising health benefits of feeling “young at heart”
In my Daily Dispatch, I report on lifestyle and nutritional approaches that you can effortlessly implement to improve your longevity. But there’s also a psychological dimension to maintaining [...]
Five surprising health benefits in just one glass of whiskey
One early fall day, a few years after I’d graduated from college, I attended a local alumni association meeting and heard a fellow alumnus make this toast: To that terrible Time of year Too warm [...]
What color is your cheese?
The color of the foods we eat can reveal a great deal about how they may benefit our health. And in some cases, it gives us a peek into the history of certain foods Today, I pose a question that [...]
[BREAKING NEWS] New research shows two simple nutrients can CURE heart disease
According to a new study, two remarkable supplements can protect you from dying of a heart attack, nearly a decade after you stop taking them! According to a new study, this could be “a major [...]
[Cardiologists up in arms!] New research reveals two shocking foods your heart needs more of…
Last month, researchers presented findings from the Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiological (PURE) Study at the European Congress of Cardiology’s annual meeting. Of course, cardiologists are [...]
