Category Archives: Heart Healthy
When to Choose Organic
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) recently published their updated shopper’s guide to pesticides. The “Dirty Dozen” comprise the 12-most contaminated fruits and vegetables. EWG research has found that people who eat these 12 fruits and vegetables (conventionally grown) consume, on average, 10 pesticides a day.
It’s so much more than just Cholesterol – Women and thier Hearts part 2
People are fixated on their total cholesterol number. I often hear people bragging at dinner parties about their low cholesterol levels (thanks to their recently prescribed statin). While total cholesterol numbers are important they are just part of the data which helps us understand cardiovascular disease risk. As I shall explain below, understanding, preventing and [....]
Women and Their Hearts
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in women. Heart disease, including heart attacks and strokes, kills more women than breast, ovarian, colon and all other cancers combined. And even though more women will die each year from heart disease than men, women have more difficulty obtaining accurate cardiovascular diagnoses and receiving effective therapies [....]
A Flawed Study on Vitamin C and Vitamin E
A recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) proclaimed that vitamin E and vitamin C do not protect against heart disease in men. This finding provoked interest around the world. I am a true believer in proper supplementation – both for the prevention and treatment of health conditions – so I [....]
