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posted 08/24/2008, comments (2)

Heart Disease Prevention + Treatment: Get the Right Tests and Know Your Options

I remember when I was first introduced to the concept of heart plaque. I thought, "Plaque, isn't that the stuff on your teeth?" Since then I have had the pleasure of becoming acquainted with pioneering heart disease prevention and reversal like cardiologists Dr. William Davis and Dr. Bill Blanchet who boast tremendous success at reducing... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/10/2008, comment (1)

Aspirin: A New Look at an Old Friend

Like most of you, I take aspirin daily, 162.5mg (it used to be 325 until my stomach rebelled). Most cardiologists recommend aspirin for heart disease sufferers. Aspirin works by interfering with the generation of thromboxane A2 (TXA2) which is needed for platelet aggregation (clotting). The COX-1 enzyme acts on arachidonic acid (AA)... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/01/2008, comments (0)

Meet HeartHawk: Your New Heart Health Consumer Advocate

The clock began ticking for me when I was 14 years old. It was a hot August day so my grandfather took me to the beach and even bought me TWO ice creams. That very night, he ate dinner, sat down to relax in his favorite easy chair, and promptly died of a heart attack at age 65. No pain, no clutching at the chest, no shortness of breath, just... Read more Chevron

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Dr. William Davis

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posted 07/23/2008, comment (1)

Triglycerides, Mistreated and Misunderstood: Learn Why

What is a desirable level for triglycerides? It depends on who you ask. Ask those adhering to the Adult Treatment Panel (ATP-III), the “official” set of guidelines followed by most primary care physicians, and they will say “150 mg/dl.”Ask those of us trying to achieve reversal of coronary heart disease, and we... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/15/2008, comments (0)

Heart Scans, Nurse-o-scopes, and Medical Secrets: Oh My!

Just half a century ago, if you wanted to look at a medical textbook, you would have to go to the library and ask for special permission. The librarian would lower her glasses, look you up and down to determine whether or not you were some kind of pervert. Only then might you be granted permission to peer into the pictures of organs and naked... Read more Chevron

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