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Dr. William Davis

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posted 07/08/2008, comments (0)

Heart Disease Diet: Do You Have a "Wheat Belly"?

Low HDL cholesterol, high triglycerides, small LDL particles: the most common triad of abnormalities today behind heart disease. Along with this pattern comes high blood pressure, high blood sugar, diabetes and pre-diabetes, increased inflammation, increasingly blood clot-prone blood. This common collection that now afflicts over 50 million... Read more Chevron

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Dr. William Davis

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posted 07/07/2008, comment (1)

Correct Heart Disease through Your Thyroid: Learn How

When should low thyroid be considered and when could it be blamed for contributing to risk for heart disease? You’d think the answer would be straightforward: Either it’s normal or it isn't. But the boundary between “normal” and “low” thyroid has been the focus of vigorous debate over the last decade, a... Read more Chevron

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Melanie Thomassian

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posted 07/07/2008, comments (0)

Chinese Red Yeast Rice: Good for the Heart?

Since the 1970s, studies have reported that Chinese red yeast rice may be useful in lowering total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and triglyceride levels. The use of red yeast rice in China was first documented in the Tang Dynasty in 800 A.D, where it was renowned as being a mild aid for indigestion, diarrhoea, blood circulation, spleen and... Read more Chevron

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Deanne Stein

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posted 07/01/2008, comment (1)

CPR and Automatic External Defibrillators: Everyday Lifesavers

I was working on a blog a couple of weeks ago about CPR. I was just about done with it and when it came time to post it, a fellow journalist died. Tim Russert, NBC’s beloved anchor of “Meet the Press,” died of a heart attack at his Washington bureau. He was 58. I know his death got a lot of air time through all of the... Read more Chevron

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Dr. William Davis

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posted 06/30/2008, comments (2)

Heart Scan Mix-Up: What You Need to Know

The New York Times featured an article on June 29th that discussed rapidly expanding use of CT scans for the heart. The article discusses the potential for overuse of this and other diagnostic testing when the physician actually owns the device and profits from the volume generated. It also highlights the very substantial radiation exposure of... Read more Chevron

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