We want our arteries to be elastic and not stiff.
Exercise, nutrition and medications can all improve the elasticity of our arteries. The key is to know which arteries are the culprit: the small arteries or the large ones. The larger and smaller arteries respond very differently to exercise, medications and nutrition.
Most women have problems with their smaller arteries (called...
We definitely need cholesterol. Most people are worried about high cholesterol, but low cholesterol can also be a warning sign. An adequate cholesterol level is actually a sign of a healthy liver because the liver makes cholesterol.
The standard medical recommendation is for the LDL cholesterol - the "bad" cholesterol - to be less than 130 mg/dl and even below 100 mg/dl for people who have...
First, I encourage you to learn about why our bodies produce cholesterol. We have learned that cholesterol is not the best indicator for heart disease.
You are much better off knowing if your arteries are inflamed (C-reactive-protein test), and knowing their elasticity (Cardiovascular Profile test). In my other articles, I go over these tests and their benefits.
If you have significantly...
Every American should be paying attention to the health of their heart, particularly to the health of the arteries in their heart. Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer of Americans, including women. Overall, about 480,000 American women die of heart disease each year, which is 60,000 more women then men.
Women are very concerned about breast cancer and whether or not they should...
A cholesterol check is not necessarily the best test for determining whether or not you are at risk for heart disease.
In fact, the American Heart Association now agrees that people with heart disease all have one common factor which is not high cholesterol. It's inflammation in their arteries (Heart guidelines urge test for inflammation; USA TODAY, Jan. 28, 2003).
An excellent book to...
Heart disease is a real concern. Everyone should be paying attention to the health of the arteries in their heart, because cardiovascular disease is the number one killer of Americans.
More than half the people who have heart attacks have normal cholesterol. You do need to concern yourself with abnormally high or low cholesterol, but normal cholesterol levels do not protect you from heart...
Ironically, many people take drugs such as Prevacid and Prilosec for reducing heartburn, but in reality, stomach acid declines as we age.
People think they have heartburn, because their stomach acid backs up in the esophagus due to poor digestion caused by a lack of stomach acid.
Put another way, stomach acid is required for absorption. A lack of stomach acid can cause poor digestion...
