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
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Do You Suffer with Arthritic Pain? These Foods Can Help!
Do you suffer with arthritic pain? If so, you may be surprised to know that some food can make it better – or worse. I’ll bet you never knew that hundreds of impressive clinical studies show that what… Continue Reading
Cardiomyopathy
What is Cardiomyopathy? Cardiomyopathy is a condition where heart muscle tissue becomes damaged, diseased, enlarged, or stretched out and thinned (dilated), and thus weakened. It is common, though lesser known, type of heart disease. Typically, heart disease involves inflammation… Continue Reading
Can Supplements Prevent a Stroke? Japanese Study Provides Clues
Uncertain as to whether supplementing with a multi-vitamin affects stroke risk, Japanese researchers set out to find an answer. To do so, they tapped into a large national lifestyle database, involving more than 70,000 men and women who were free of… Continue Reading
Omega-3 Fatty Acids Can Reduce Endometrial Cancer Risk
That’s right! Through a 2015 study, researchers concluded that some women can significantly reduce their risk of endometrial cancer by taking omega-3 fatty acid supplements and eating fish. The women in the study were all between the ages of 50-79… Continue Reading
Recent Studies Indicate CoQ10 Is An All-Star Supplement
Twenty-five years ago, most people had never heard about CoQ10. Now, this supplement is in the front line of nutritional research, and deservedly so. Here are a few recent studies demonstrating the importance of CoQ10 supplementation: Long-term CoQ10 treatment… Continue Reading
Got Knee Arthritis? Vitamin D Can Slow It Down
Common wear-and-tear osteoarthritis of the knee causes widespread disability and pain in people over 60. Now, researchers have discovered that a vitamin, one that people are often deficient in, can slow down the progression of knee arthritis. It’s the sunshine… Continue Reading
Boost Your Immunity Against Coronavirus
Updated Sept. 15, 2020 With novel coronavirus (a.k.a. coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19) taking the world by storm, life as we knew it has transformed dramatically over the last several months. The U.S. continues to lead the world… Continue Reading
Is Pill-Popping a Cultural Obsession that Impedes True Healing?
We live in a pill-popping culture. In recognition, two doctors commented in a 2014 medical journal article that current over-usage tends “to distract us” from the real nature of disease and healing. The article authors, Drew Leder, M.D.,… Continue Reading
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