In my days of active practice, one of the most common consultations I used to have was with patients who came in because they didn’t feel like their hearts were beating properly anymore. Some described skipped beats. Others,… Continue Reading
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Top Toxins to Avoid
Some time ago, I developed a list of what I consider the most toxic substances in our daily life. I share them with you along with the same advice I gave to my patients. You obviously can’t dodge… Continue Reading
The Dirty Dozen and Clean 15 Fruits and Veggies
One of my favorite nonprofit consumer watchdog organizations, the Environmental Working Group (EWG), recently released its 2022 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce™—an important resource that you should be using to eat healthier and reduce your disease risk…. Continue Reading
Happiness for Health
In Anatomy of an Illness, his bestselling book in the early 1980s, Norman Cousins describes how a positive attitude and laughter can assist the body in overcoming disease. Cousins’ own personal experience involved a seriously debilitating condition called ankylosing… Continue Reading
What Is a Heart Palpitation?
What is a heart palpitation? What does it feel like? Are heart palpitations normal? Are they dangerous? These are questions I’ve heard many times over years from patients and web site visitors. Heart palpitations are a common form… Continue Reading
Anger Can Kill!
A short fuse can indeed shorten your life! Anger can get you into cardiovascular trouble, and deep trouble at that. When you get fired up emotionally, you’re doing the equivalent of putting a torch to your arteries. Medical… Continue Reading
Heart Disease Awareness
For decades, cardiovascular disease (CVD) – commonly referred to as heart disease – has been the leading cause of death for both men and women in the U.S. In 2007 alone, it claimed over 600,000 lives, the majority… Continue Reading
Antiarrythmics
This class of drugs includes Tambocor (flecainide), Procanbid (procainamide), Cordarone (amiodarone), Betapace (sotalol), and Lanoxin (digitalis or digoxin). Arrhythmia is the diagnosis used by cardiologists when the heartbeat is irregular or its rhythm is abnormal, due to problems… Continue Reading
Q&A: Heart Health and Heart Conditions
*Q: Can triglycerides be too low? I read in another of your articles that triglycerides should be between 50 and 100. Mine has hovered around 45 for years. I’ve seen patients with triglyceride numbers that were on the… Continue Reading
Types of Arrhythmias
Most of us take our heart’s continual and steady beating for granted, that is, until our heart skips beats or starts to palpitate, or race. When our heart gets out of sync, either by pulsating in an irregular… Continue Reading