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Berberine vs. Metformin
Berberine has been used in China for a long time. Its usage was as an over-the-counter remedy for bacterial diarrhea. Recently, it has been discovered to have a significant impact on blood glucose levels. How significant? Can berberine replace metformin? ...
Free Preview of our Upcoming Book on Plaque and Stress Tests
Plaque Evaluation Course FORD BREWER, MD MPHIntroduction The Tragically Common Story About Plaque April 29, 2008 was a beautiful day in Washington, DC. It was four weeks after the Cherry Blossom Festival. The weather outside was mostly sunny, with occasional clouds. The...
Free Preview of the Insulin Resistance Course
Insulin Resistance Course FORD BREWER, MD MPH Pre-Diabetes, Insulin Resistance, and Metabolic Syndrome The first lesson is an overview of insulin resistance. This covers the definitions and dives into a comparison of terms to clear up the confusion between insulin...
Free Preview of the Cardiovascular Inflammation Course
Cardiovascular Inflammation Course FORD BREWER, MD MPHArteries: Structure and Function It is important to understand first the structure of the artery to understand the concepts and processes discussed in this course. Arteries are blood vessels that transport oxygenated blood...
Reverse Arterial Plaque: Autophagy, Inflammation & HDL
One of our viewers, David Ivers, asked, "What is the process by which LDL is pulled out from between the media and intima layers of the artery wall?" A brief answer that I gave had to do with 3 different mechanisms. One, inflammation, which is not a good way. Two, autophagy,...
Prediabetes: A Risk for Heart Attack & Stroke?
What are the things that can cause heart attacks and strokes? This should be an excellent discussion because once we know what causes cardiovascular (CV) diseases, then we can prevent them. Things may be difficult but not nearly as much as undergoing a surgery (like a coronary...
Resveratrol, Sirtuins, and NMN: Is David Sinclair Reversing Aging?
If you look at all of the chronic “killer” diseases—heart disease, cancer, diabetes, chronic lung disease—they don't start actually early in life. They start increasing dramatically in the middle age. Anti-aging researchers have noticed this. The folks involved with the TAME...
How to Test for Cardiovascular Inflammation
Cardiovascular inflammation hit the public’s awareness again in 2017 when Harvard professor Dr. Paul Ridker did a press release about CANTOS (Canakinumab Antiinflammatory Thrombosis Outcome Study) (Ridker et al., 2017). Ridker and his co-researchers started looking at...
Stopping Statins: Is It Safe?
A friend, at age 60, had cardiovascular plaque problems. His father died of a heart attack at age 51. Good thing, he slowed down his plaque progression, reversed it, and hardened it. As he felt in good shape at that time, he stopped taking his statin. In less than a year off...