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What is a LBBB? Does it Matter?
Left bundle branch block (LBBB) is associated with increased mortality in patients with heart failure (HF) and reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) Cardiac resynchronization therapy is a well-established treatment to mitigate the morbidity.
Aug 8th, 2025

Do Eggs Lower Cholesterol? Or Do Lentils and Tofu!
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains a leading cause of death. Although dietary cholesterol from eggs has been a focus of dietary guidelines, recent evidence suggests that saturated fat has a greater impact on LDL cholesterol.
Aug 2nd, 2025

5 Heart Calculators To Know Your Risk Assessment
The concept of vascular age, also known as arterial age, is a strongly supported measurement. There are several calculators available to assist in measuring this. Several require a coronary calcium CT score, but not all. One is for Lipoprotein(a) patients.
Jul 13th, 2025

Can Wearing A Weighted Vest Help You Keep Weight Off? YES
Coined the “gravitostat” in 2018, this intriguing hypothesis posits that lower extremity osteocytes sense changes in body weight (BW) and respond by sending a systemic signal to the brain, influencing appetite and subsequent body fat stores.
Jul 11th, 2025

Men’s Heart Health: An End to Heart Attacks
The matter of heart attack prevention is pressing because over 1,000 people a day in the US alone experience a heart death judged to be preventable by the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta.6 
Jun 13th, 2025

Are More People Dying at Home of Heart Attacks Since the Pandemic?
There have been so many advances in the "high-tech" approaches to cardiovascular care and the treatment of coronary artery disease (CAD), one would expect lower rates of heart attacks. Unfortunately, new triggers like microplastics, endocrine disruptors, a
May 31st, 2025

Online Diabetic Nutrition Education is an Effective Tool
In a primary care setting, a novel 12-week plant-based nutrition intervention for type 2 diabetes was accessible, economically viable, and led to reductions in diabetes medications, body weight, HbA1c, and total and LDL cholesterol levels.
May 3rd, 2025

When You Need a Snack, Think Lupini Beans Not Chips!
Lupini beans (or lupin beans) are a popular legume grown in the Mediterranean basin and Latin America. While they’re extremely common in Europe, they’re less known in the States. But considering more recent accessibility in the keto diet and an environment
Apr 11th, 2025

Cannabis Use as a Risk Factor for Heart Disease
This analysis provides evidence linking cannabis-use to adverse cardiovascular events, including MI, ischemic stroke, HF and mortality. Notably, cannabis use appears to pose a substantial and independent risk for these outcomes.
Mar 21st, 2025

The Foods You Eat and Longevity: New Data To Guide Your Choices
Nuts, whole grains, fruits, vegetables, and fish are rich sources of many essential nutrients, including vitamins, minerals, dietary fibers, antioxidants, bioactive compounds, and healthy fats. These nutrients are crucial for reducing inflammation.
Feb 26th, 2025

The FDA Bans Red No. 3: A Small Step Forward for #MAHA
The FDA is revoking the authorization for the use of FD&C Red No. 3 as a matter of law, based on the Delaney Clause of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). The FDA is amending its color additive regulations to no longer allow Red 3.
Jan 16th, 2025

What are Chronic Diseases and can #MAHA Help?
For the first time, public policy out of Washington, DC is focusing on the root causes of poor health, health expenses and longevity. It appears that Robert F. Kennedy, Jr will lead this important effort under
Nov 29th, 2024

Sauna Bathing for Happiness and Better Sleep
Saunas appear to have positive effects on both physical and mental health. This is the result of a new study based on questionnaire responses and health surveys from participants in Norrbotten and Västerbotten.
Nov 9th, 2024

Can a B-vitamin (Benfotiamine) Improve Memory and More?
In preclinical models, benfotiamine efficiently ameliorates the clinical and biological pathologies that define Alzheimer’s disease (AD) including impaired cognition, amyloid-β plaques, neurofibrillary tangles, and diminished glucose metabolism.
Oct 11th, 2024

Can Raw Vegetables Keep You Thin and Healthy?
The notion that plant-based diets are optimal for health and prevent cardiovascular disease (CVD) goes back at least to the 1950's. Yet, "food wars" still exist with some denying the power of plant diets.
Sep 13th, 2024

The Big 3 Lab Tests You Must Have: Women and Men
A single combined measure of high-sensitivity CRP, LDL cholesterol, and lipoprotein(a) levels among initially healthy U.S. women was predictive of incident cardiovascular events during a 30-year period.
Sep 6th, 2024

Getting Fats From Plants Boosts Your Lifespan!
A study of more than 400,000 people tracked for up to 24 years finds that those who got their dietary fat from plants versus animals had significantly lower odds of dying during the study period.
Aug 16th, 2024

Does Your Artificial Sweetener Cause Blood Clots?

New Cleveland Clinic research shows that consuming foods with erythritol, a popular artificial sweetener, may increase the risk of cardiovascular events such as heart attack and stroke by causing blood to clot.
Aug 9th, 2024

Was the Paleo Diet A Plant-Based Diet: New Data Says Yes
Proponents of the Paleo diet advocate it can benefit overall health and reduce risk for some health conditions, including obesity. It is typically a meat heavy diet. But do we know what the diet actually was thousands of years ago?
Aug 2nd, 2024

Does a Vegan (Pro)-Collagen Supplement Improve Skin Health?
The results showed that vegan collagen significantly increased collagen density and elasticity by 4.7% and 5.1% and decreased wrinkles, texture, and pores by 27.5%, 20.1%, and 12.3% compared to the placebo group. In addition, the hydration and lightness.
Jul 13th, 2024

Does a Vegan Collagen Supplement Benefit Skin Health?
Vegan collagen is an innovative plant-based collagen biomimetic that contains a variety of plant extracts, including asiaticoside, ginsenoside, and through fermented amino acids, which stimulates the natural process for type I collagen synthesis.
Jul 13th, 2024

Hopping for Bone Health: The Power of High Impact Activities
Osteoporosis (OP) (a condition characterized by weakened bones, increasing the risk of fractures) and OA affect millions globally, with higher bone mineral density (BMD) linked to decreased OA progression risk but increased knee OA risk.
Jul 5th, 2024

TMAO and Fish: The Data Is In For a Heart Unfriendly Metabolite
Some species of fish and seafood are high in trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO), which accumulates in muscle where it protects against pressure and cold. Trimethylamine (TMA), the metabolic precursor to TMAO, is formed in fish during bacterial spoilage.
Jun 21st, 2024

Soybeans and Cabbage: How to Get Choline In Your Vegan Diet
Choline is a nutrient essential for heart health and brain function and is found in many foods like soybeans and cruciferous vegetables. New research suggests moderate choline intake may reduce the risk of atherosclerotic heart disease.
Jun 15th, 2024

Can the MED Diet Save the Lives of Women?

In this study, higher adherence to the Mediterranean diet was associated with one-fifth lower relative risk of mortality, which could be partially explained by multiple cardiometabolic risk factors.
Jun 1st, 2024

Are Fish Oil Supplements a Good Idea? It is Complicated
Regular use of fish oil supplements might be a risk factor for atrial fibrillation and stroke among the general population but could be beneficial for progression of cardiovascular disease in patients with disease
May 25th, 2024

Extra Virgin Olive Oil: Can It Reduce the Risk of Dementia?
In a prospective cohort study of 92 383 adults observed over 28 years, the consumption of more than 7 g/d of olive oil was associated with a 28% lower risk of dementia-related death compared with never or rarely consuming olive oil.
May 10th, 2024

Green Tea: A Boost for Cognitive Function
Japanese tea beverages has the potential to induce positive effects, enhance mental task performance, promote refreshment, and alleviate feelings of fatigue. These positive effects were observed even in small quantities and within a short duration.
Apr 27th, 2024

Are Viagra and Cialis Anti-Aging Agents? Two New Studies Say Yes
Viagra (sildenafil) and Cialis (tadalfil) are used for mainly erectile dysfunction but were originally developed as cardiovascular medications. There safety has been proven for years. Two new studies give a suggestion that they may be anti-aging agents to0
Mar 29th, 2024

Can a Seaweed Combination Capsule Help Reverse Atherosclerosis?
The study suggests that rhamnan sulfate from Monostroma nitidum may provide a safe and effective intervention for reducing atherosclerotic plaque, and should be evaluated as an adjunct therapy for prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease.
Mar 16th, 2024

Need a Lower Blood Pressure? Try Tai Chi for Benefits

In this study including patients with prehypertension, a 12-month Tai Chi intervention was more effective than aerobic exercise in reducing SBP. These findings suggest that Tai Chi may help promote the prevention of cardiovascular disease in populations w
Feb 10th, 2024

For the Millionth Time: Eat Plant Foods for Health and Longevity
The findings indicate that a shift from animal-based (e.g., red and processed meat, eggs, dairy, poultry, butter) to plant-based (e.g., nuts, legumes, whole grains, olive oil) foods is beneficially associated with cardiometabolic health and all-cause morta
Nov 17th, 2023

Want a Better Brain as You Age? Eat a Plant-Based (DASH) Diet

A recent study led by the NYU Grossman School of Medicine indicates that women who adopted the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) during their middle years were approximately 17 percent less likely to experience cognitive decline in later life.
Oct 28th, 2023