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Dr. William Davis

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posted 07/18/2008, comments (0)

Lipoprotein Testing: Why it's So Important and Where You Can Get it Done

“My doctor said my cholesterol was fine . . . So why did I have a heart attack?!” Let’s face it: Using cholesterol values alone to predict whether or not heart attack is in your future can lead to failure. Yes, it works statistically in a large population. But apply it to a specific individual, and you might as well roll the... Read moreChevron
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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 moreChevron
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posted 07/08/2008, comments (3)

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 moreChevron
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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 moreChevron
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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 moreChevron
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