Old habits die hard. For several decades, doctors have focused on low-density liprotein (LDL), the so-called “bad cholesterol,” as a key indicator of a person’s...
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Shake It Up, Baby: How to Vibrate Your Way to Lower Blood Pressure
“Jiggle” machines to lose weight—those belts that vibrate around your middle while you just stand there—go back to the 19th century. News flash: They don’t...
The Ugly Truth About Statins
What the Research Really Shows About Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Under recent controversial guidelines from the American Heart Association, nearly half of all American adults between the...
A Lifesaving Option for People Too Weak for Heart Surgery
Imagine this nightmare scenario—you are told that you have a major problem in your heart that, if left untreated, will definitely kill you. But you’re...
Why You Don’t Need a Heart Scan or a Coronary Artery Calcium Score Test
Coronary artery disease has been called “the silent killer.” You even may have known someone who dropped dead out of the blue because of it....
Chant to Lower Blood Pressure
Use Chanting to Achieve a Peaceful Mind and Healthy Body Maybe you’ve never realized it, but when sports fans cheer in unison for their teams,...
Lower Blood Pressure By Tapping Your Toes
There’s a killer running rampant amongst us—and its name is high blood pressure. Overly dramatic? I don’t think so. High blood pressure increases your risk...
Artery Inflammation: Six Simple, Lifesaving Tests
A fire could be smoldering inside your arteries…a type of fire that could erupt at any moment, triggering a heart attack or stroke. In fact,...
“The Devil’s Grip”: Chest Pain Mystery Solved
When I caught a glimpse of Clara, a local college basketball coach in her mid-30s, clutching her chest as she was wheeled from triage to...
Natural Treatments for Peripheral Artery Disease
These Natural Therapies Can Boost Your Treatment Results You are walking or climbing up a set of stairs, and suddenly you notice a dull, cramping...
Does Your Heart Need That ICD Device…or Not?
Your doctor may someday suggest that you get a heart-regulating medical device called an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) placed in your chest. And you might...
After a Heart Attack—Nutrients That Can Help
When we think of heart attacks, we think of ambulances and hospitals and stents. We don’t generally associate natural medicine with helping heart attack patients....
