Congestive heart failure is a deadly form of heart disease.
It means your heart can’t pump enough blood for your body’s needs. This leads to fluid congestion that can cause your vital organs like your lungs, brain and kidneys to shut down.
When a 'Tub of Lard' is a Good Thing
Remember the days when everything was cooked with good, old-fashioned butter or lard?
My grandmother cooked with lard her whole life. Most people did… until the government told everybody that animal fat caused heart disease. Then manufacturers introduced substitutes such as shortening and margarine.
How the FDA Went Bad…
Dear Reader, There’s a good chance you have this chemical in your blood right now… The chemical is called bisphenol A (BPA). It’s used to make plastics. It’s at the …
Are You Being Poisoned by Toxic Waste?
Dear Reader, My regular readers know about a dangerous and toxic compound that builds up in your blood-homocysteine. It’s a modified amino acid every cell in your body makes as …
Chocolate Just Got Better…
Dear Reader, I just read something that made me reminisce about the cup of hot cocoa my mom made for me on cold winter days… The list of the humble …
Women…Fit and Fat?
Dear Reader, I find myself battling a common misconception with some of my patients. It’s the thinking that if you are capable of a hard workout routine you can be …
Why are Doctors Celebrating?
Leaders in mainstream medicine think they have cause for celebration. The president of the American Heart Association called it “good news,” and the American College of Cardiology’s heart disease prevention expert said he was “thrilled” at this finding.
What are they so thrilled about?
It's the War on Cholesterol That's Crazy and Radical
Are you still worrying about cholesterol?
I start to think it’s a ‘dead horse’ then, I see this same scenario play out again – patients come to me terrified of their own cholesterol, in a panic because another doctor told them to take a drug to lower their cholesterol or “die of a heart attack”.