by admin | Jul 11, 2017 | All natural supplements, Cardiovascular health, Cardiovascular Risk, Fatigue, Libido, Men's Health, Naturopathic medicine
Recent scientific research has indicated that statin drugs used to lower cholesterol levels (like Lipitor, Zocor, Pravachol, Lescol) can reduce Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) in your body, which may increase your risk of serious complications, including muscle pain and heart...
by admin | Oct 1, 2015 | Cardiovascular health, Cardiovascular Risk, Naturopathic health, Naturopathic medicine
Most people have a standard lipid profile complete every year or two to help them and their doctor assess their risk for cardiovascular disease. These panels look at total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, LDL (calc) cholesterol and triglycerides. However, research shows...
by admin | Mar 4, 2014 | Alcohol, Cardiovascular Risk, Libido
According to conventional wisdom, the infamous “beer belly” is caused by excess alcohol calories being stored as fat. Yet, less than five percent of the alcohol calories you drink are turned into fat. Rather, the main effect of alcohol is to reduce the...
by admin | Feb 11, 2014 | Cardiovascular health, Cardiovascular Risk, Testing / Assessment
Standard cholesterol tests don’t provide enough accurate information to be useful to substantially reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease. This is evidenced by the fact that 50% of those people that have heart attacks have ‘normal’ cholesterol numbers on these...
by admin | Feb 4, 2014 | Cardiovascular health, Cardiovascular Risk, Testing / Assessment
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the United States and measures to prevent and control cardiovascular disease receive a lot of media attention. One of the most misunderstood measures of cardiovascular disease risk is the standard fasting...
by admin | Aug 27, 2013 | Cardiovascular health, Cardiovascular Risk, Natural Remedies, Naturopathic health, Nutrition
I reported earlier on a misleading report sensationalized by the media about the supposed effects of carnitine on cardiovascular disease. The headlines of this story asserted that carnitine found in red meat would react with certain gut bacteria in certain individuals...
