Grab your MP3 player, put in your favorite soothing CD, sit back, relax, and let the power of music heal you! Music therapy has gained traction as a healing medium throughout the world of medicine. The right music can… Continue Reading
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What Are Triglycerides?
Have you ever looked at your blood test results and wondered what on earth is a triglyceride? More importantly, whether your triglyceride number is cause for concern? Triglycerides are the most common type of fat found in your body…. Continue Reading
Health Benefits of Olive Oil
I’ve long been an aficionado of olive oil. These days my head is spinning because of a steady outpouring of research showing olive oil’s superb health benefits… According to Greek mythology, the olive tree was the creation of… Continue Reading
Oct. 2014 – Interview with Michael Sandler: Mindful Running
I was recently interviewed by Michael Sandler, Author of Barefoot Running and also the Creator of The Mindful Running Program. We talked about: The secret to greater vitality and slower aging, including what to eat, what to avoid,… Continue Reading
Important Health Tests for Women
As a cardiologist who emphasizes prevention, I know from first-hand experience what happens when people put off routine checkups or ignore symptoms. Should you make an appointment to have any or all of these critical health tests done?… Continue Reading
Health Checks for Men Over 50
Men are doers. They build. They fix. They defend, compete, achieve, and provide. Action is the name of their game. But see a doctor when something doesn’t feel right? Not so much. Men’s Health Problems That observation is… Continue Reading
Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Raise Blood Pressure
In case you think that sugar-loaded soft drinks and other sugar-sweetened beverages aren’t really THAT bad, here’s another study that says the opposite. They can raise your blood pressure. Medical researchers at the Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center in Connecticut… Continue Reading
When to Start a Healthy, Anti-Aging Lifestyle
I often encouraged patients who had suffered heart attacks to bring their children with them to my office so that I could utilize the parent’s unfortunate situation as a teaching moment. I wanted to help instill the message… Continue Reading
How Much Sodium Is Too Much?
Should you cut out or cut down on salt? Medical students are always taught you should limit salt intake because salt is (literally) full of sodium, too much of which can threaten heart health. This one-recommendation-fits-all concept is the… Continue Reading
Sunlight May Lower Your Blood Pressure
A group of U.K. researchers have discovered a surprisingly new benefit of sunlight – lowering blood pressure! In a study published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, the researchers found that sunlight activates nitric oxide present in large… Continue Reading