Heart rate variability (HRV) – the measure of the variation in time between your heart beats – is perhaps the most important biomarker you and your doctor should know. Why? Other, more familiar biomarkers of cardiovascular health – such… Continue Reading
metabolic syndrome
Could the Paleo Diet Be a “Metabolic Syndrome Diet”?
If you have metabolic syndrome, you might want to eat like a caveman. According to new research, your symptoms are more likely to improve if you adopt a Paleolithic-type diet (Paleo diet, for short), than if you follow… Continue Reading
The Trouble with Late-Night Eating
A good diet involves not just what you eat but when you eat; I learned that from personal experience. Heartburn, Weight Gain, Racing Hearts and Other Risks of Late Dinners Years ago, when I used to work long,… Continue Reading
Can Too Much Sugar Can Kill You?
“Sugar in the morning, sugar in the evening, sugar at suppertime. Be my little sugar, and love me all the time.” – “Sugartime” The McGuire Sisters You may not be old enough to remember the 1958 music chart… Continue Reading
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
How Body Fat Harms: The Growing Science Behind “Fat Location”
Overweight? According to U.S. Government statistics, you’re not alone. More than two out of three adults are overweight or obese. But researchers suspect that the risk to health may be less about how much fat you have then where you… Continue Reading
How Much Do You Know About Sugar?
Overeating sugar – one of the most dangerous dietary habits of all – has become a worldwide problem, resulting in soaring diabetes and obesity rates. Take my short sugar test and see how sugar-smart you are… Test Your… 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
Sugary Foods to Avoid
As a cardiologist I have long counseled my patients to cut down the sugar in their diet as much as possible. The main reason is that sugary foods drive your blood sugar (glucose) level up, causing the body… 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