by PrevMedHealth | Sep 27, 2022 | Diet, Inflammation, Plaque, Prediabetes & Diabetes, Uncategorized
For this week’s blog, we are covering interesting evidence published in one of the most important medical journals, The New England Journal of Medicine. This article was published in December 2019 and had some findings that I know will be of interest to you....
by PrevMedHealth | Sep 6, 2022 | Plaque, Prediabetes & Diabetes
We’ve had many people ask about homocysteine. Homocysteine gets a little bit technical. It gets into things called poor methylators. ZdoggMD is a physician with a large social media following. He did a video on poor methylation. He said, “it’s real,...
by PrevMedHealth | Aug 23, 2022 | Inflammation, Plaque, Statins
This week’s blog explores a controversial topic: statins’ role in plaque reversal, reducing inflammation, and ultimately preventing heart attacks. I was a statin hater from day one and delayed my own statin treatment for about three years. But after...
by PrevMedHealth | Aug 9, 2022 | Inflammation, Plaque, Prediabetes & Diabetes, Uncategorized
Vitamin D has different names, and that’s because there are a couple of other vitamins in the vitamin D group. Vitamin D3-cholecalciferol is the most common worldwide. In Vitamin D2, it is ergocalciferol Vitamin D is more than a vitamin. It’s a hormone,...
by PrevMedHealth | Jun 15, 2022 | Diet, Inflammation, Plaque
Stents don’t prevent heart attacks, but what about a low-carb diet? Let’s find out in today’s blog. Today we’re talking about a study that measured people’s diet. They found that people on a low-carb diet had a progression in their...
by PrevMedHealth | May 26, 2022 | Inflammation, Plaque, Prediabetes & Diabetes
There is some exciting research regarding the influence of thyroid diseases and CV inflammation; let’s review it here. I’m starting this week’s blog with a short story. Last week, a patient called to tell me that he had developed some fatigue. He...
