Cardiovascular disease (CV) is the number one killer in the Western world. But it doesn’t need to be. The truth is that more than 75 percent of cases of heart attacks, strokes, and other cardiovascular disease events are preventable. In The Whole Heart Solution, America’s Holistic Heart Doc Joel K. Kahn, MD, reveals more than…
Michael Greger M.D. FACLM August 19th, 2019 Volume 47 Michael Greger M.D. FACLM August 19th, 2019 Volume 47 Why don’t more people take the weight loss medications currently on the market? Despite the myriad menu of FDA-approved medications for weight loss, they’ve only been prescribed for about 1 in 50 obese patients. We worship medical magic bullets in this…
Michael Greger M.D. FACLM January 18th, 2016 Volume 28 Fatty streak formation occurs in human fetal arteries and is linked to the pregnant mother’s cholesterol level. The strategy of preventing heart disease risk in childhood has been described as radical, but is the concept really so radical? What would be radical is to adopt this concept and actually do…
The most likely reason most of our loved ones will die is heart disease. It’s still up to each of us to make our own decisions as to what to eat and how to live—but, we should make these choices consciously, educating ourselves about the predictable consequences of our actions. Atherosclerosis, hardening of the arteries,…
Michael Greger M.D. FACLM December 14th, 2018 Preventing and treating chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and stroke with diet and lifestyle changes is not just safer but may be dramatically more effective. Medical myths and dogmas die hard. Researchers creating a new body of knowledge for prevention and control of heart disease had to…
by Caldwell Esselstyn Cardiovascular disease (CV) is the number one killer in the Western world. But it doesn’t need to be. The truth is that more than 75 percent of cases of heart attacks, strokes, and other cardiovascular disease events are preventable. In The Whole Heart Solution, America’s Holistic Heart Doc Joel K. Kahn, MD,…
Dr. Kim Allan Williams, MD, FACC, FASNC, FAHA: was a recent guest speaker at the McDougall Advanced Study Weekend in Santa Rosa, CA. http://drmcdougall.com Dr. Williams was born and raised in inner-city Chicago, and attended the College of The University of Chicago (1971 to 1975), followed by the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Medicine…
Confused about a new study’s claim that eggs don’t contribute to heart disease? Dr. Barnard analyzes the study, which was funded by the egg industry, in a new video.
Neal Barnard, M.D., teams up with nurse practitioners and dietitians with the Physicians Committee to share six facts you need to know to keep your heart healthy! Learn about the warning signs for heart disease, the foods that can keep your heart healthy, and how a plant-based diet has the power to reverse heart disease.…
Written By Michael Greger M.D. FACLM on February 14th, 2019 Monitoring resting heart rate has strong advantages. Taking your pulse is cheap, takes little time, is understandable to people, and is something everyone can do at home to measure their progress to become an active participant in their own health management. “The accumulated weight of evidence linking elevated [resting] heart…