I’ll bet you didn’t know that the very first symptom in 50 percent of heart disease cases is sudden death. You read me right. Half the time, a person dies with no previous warning! That’s why it is so important… Continue Reading
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Why Is Grass-Fed Beef Better?
“Organic” has become a household word for food shoppers. Now we’re seeing a new kid on the block in supermarkets across the country: grass-fed beef and dairy. “Grass-fed” on a beef or milk label generally means that the… Continue Reading
Gut Bacteria – The “Forgotten Organ” You Need to Treat Well
You are host to 100 trillion bacteria in your gut. Be VERY nice to them…Your health depends on it! That’s right…100 trillion. They live in your intestines and comprise what experts say is literally an organ within an… Continue Reading
Change Lifestyle to Reduce Risk of # 1 Cause of Hospitalization in Women Over 65
The healthier your lifestyle, the less your risk of heart failure (HF), the leading cause of hospitalization in women over the age of 65. That’s the conclusion of an analysis of data from more than 80,000 post-menopausal women who provided… Continue Reading
8 Ways of Loving Yourself
As you gather up holiday gifts for loved ones, be sure to also treat yourself. Not with another purse, shirt, or pair of shoes, but with one or more of these relaxing gifts. Love yourself by making the… 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
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
Make Your 2014 Resolutions
It’s that time again when people start thinking about new year resolutions. This time, instead of just vowing to lose X number of pounds, how about vowing as well to be healthier in 2014, and to slow down… Continue Reading
Sleeping More Lowers Your Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
A study out of the Netherlands concludes that sufficient sleep – more than seven hours a night − should be added to lifestyle factors aimed at reducing the risk of cardiovascular events like stroke and heart attack. The researchers… Continue Reading
Benefits of Meditation
What do Paul McCartney, actor Hugh Jackman, comedian Jerry Seinfeld, shock jock Howard Stern, and director David Lynch and I have in common? Well, we’re all busy people and we meditate. We are, in fact, also all enthusiastic… Continue Reading