Everybody knows how to prevent heart disease. Not really. Everybody just thinks they know. In truth, just about everybody is pretty much wrong.
Heart Disease Myths
Skepticism is Healthy
Those of you who have been reading my newsletter for the last few years will probably remember the article I wrote (posted also on my website) regarding the huge investment drug companies have made in their efforts to influence physician prescribing, the success of those efforts and the facts about how this compromises your health […]
What About Calcium Supplementation?
The most frequent supplement question I’ve been hearing lately is about taking calcium. These questions have been inspired by a recent study of calcium supplementation, which received a great deal of attention. The authors of this study combined data from other studies and determined that calcium supplementation increased the risk of heart attack. Most of […]
Marathon Weirdness
A new study discovered some very unexpected and consequently extremely interesting findings. Examining the hearts of runners who had completed 25 or more marathons in the past 25 years, investigators found that the marathon runners’ coronary arteries were much more calcified than other people. This was the opposite of what was expected. Also, the people […]
Fish Oil Addendum
The testing results used on the fish oil lawsuit I mentioned are posted on fishoilsaety.com. Interestingly, the oils they tested are not the usual fish oils. One problematic oil was, as I anticipated, a salmon oil. Shark liver oil was a problem and several cod liver oils were also a problem. My apologies to those […]
Fish Oil Facts
There are some articles appearing just now about a lawsuit claiming some big chains are selling PCB contaminated fish oil. This is interesting. Years ago I strongly urged patients to make sure that any fish oil they purchased had been tested for purity. My rationale was concern over mercury, PCBs and other toxins. As we […]
Researching the Heart, They Lost Their Minds
A classic study was recently released warning heart patients to avoid essentially all herbal medicines. One commentator recommended that instead of buying herbs patients should save their money and “buy a pair of shoes”. As this publication walks all over herbal medicine with callous regard, the shoes seem to be on the other pair of […]