The recent trend over the past few years in the management of cholesterol has been to be more aggressive. Initially, the American Heart Association recommended that those people who have had a heart attack, for example, should have LDL levels of less than 100mg/dl. Studies further suggested that lowering your LDL to less than 70mg/dl was more... Read more
A reader recently asked if high cholesterol can directly affect your sex life. The answer to this question is yes, but the effect may not be immediate. Studies have shown that some of the traditional risk factors for heart disease, such as high cholesterol, are also significant risk factors for male erectile dysfunction. An... Read more
Alzheimer's disease is the most common neurodegenerative cause of dementia in the elderly population that involves a breakdown of normal brain cells. It affects 25 million people worldwide and is the 4th leading cause of death in industrialized nations like the US. Sadly this disease is only increasing as our population including the baby... Read more
Peanuts have always been a favorite food of Americans and can be consumed in a variety of ways, including the stand-alone peanut to cooking with peanut oil. In fact, we consume ~2.5 billion pounds of peanuts per year, about half of which is in the form of peanut butter. At one time, the health benefits of peanuts were called into question since... Read more
Chronic kidney disease in itself has been found to be an independent predictor for the development of heart disease and is associated with an overall poorer prognosis. This effect occurs throughout the entire spectrum of kidney failure ranging from those with mild kidney disease to even those who have had successful kidney transplants. In... Read more
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