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The Five Worst Heart “Healthy” Foods

Q: When are "heart healthy" foods not heart healthy? A: When "heart healthy" is just a marketing claim with no real basis in reality or science.   In an ideal world, a food label proudly bearing the claim "heart healthy" truly would be heart healthy.   But, no, Dorothy, it's not a perfect world.    I'm not talking... Read moreChevron

Why Sleep is Important for Good Heart Health

Can missing an hour or two of sleep every night shorten your life?   Yes, it can. It's a frightening prospect in a time when long hours and hard work are valued, sleep discouraged.   Not only that. Habitually shortchanging sleep needs can: Increase blood sugar and blunt insulin responses Increase appetite Cause weight gain ... Read moreChevron

Is Iodine Deficiency a Risk Factor for Heart Disease?

Buried deep in the medical literature of the early 20th century is a fascinating study-in rabbits-that, nearly 80 years later, provides some insights into the importance of iodine for heart health.   Back in 1933, Dr. Kenneth Turner of Harvard Medical School conducted a series of experiments using rabbits as a model of atherosclerosis... Read moreChevron

Calcium: Healthy Bones . . . Sick Heart?

Calcium is often cited as a bone-healthy, heart-healthy supplement.   Calcium supplements are commonly prescribed for prevention and treatment of osteoporosis, a condition in which bone tissue calcium has been depleted and can result in fracture.   Health advice often includes admonitions to drink plenty of milk to ensure adequate... Read moreChevron

The Heart-Bone Health Connection

Research over the past decade has uncovered a curious connection:   Women who have coronary heart disease have more osteoporosis (loss of mineral content of the bones).   Women who have osteoporosis are more likely to have coronary heart disease.   Why?   Surely, two body systems couldn't appear any farther apart. Why... Read moreChevron

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