While we've begun to witness a transformation of thinking about heart disease in 2008, I believe that this trend will continue in 2009.
Sadly, it won't be a deluge of change. Much of the heart disease world clings to the notion that hospital heart procedures and drugs are the answers to heart health.
Nonetheless, in 2009 I... Read more
From a heart health perspective, 2008 will prove to have been a turning point. It was a year in which we witnessed the beginnings of a major transition in thinking about heart disease. Let me explain.
I look back at 2008 and sense that, as a nation, we are starting to embrace the notion that heart procedures are not the... Read more
Omega-3 fatty acids from fish oil are an important component of any heart disease prevention program: reduced triglycerides, correction of several causes of heart disease, and dramatic reduction of heart attack.
How much should we pay for these extraordinary benefits? Should we pay $2 a month, $5 a month, $10 . . . $280?
I... Read more
What role does testosterone play?
Just how important is testosterone for preventing heart disease in men?
Just 20 years ago, this question wouldn't have even been asked. Traditional teaching was that, because men develop heart disease earlier than females (by 10 years), testosterone must therefore cause heart... Read more
Allow me to go a bit off the topic of heart disease for a brief, but important, digression.
I feel rather strongly about this. And, while it doesn't relate directly to heart disease, heart disease prevention or cholesterol, it does indeed interface with these issues at several levels.
In my view:
Human women should receive human... Read more
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