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...
by PrevMedHealth | May 19, 2022 | Inflammation, Plaque, Prediabetes & Diabetes
Is there a cure for diabetes? Is that cure rooted in what we eat? Find out in this week’s blog. The plant-based diet is always a controversial issue. One viewer commented, “Do you follow Dr. John McDougall”? I’ve seen Dr. John McDougall,...
by PrevMedHealth | May 12, 2022 | Inflammation, Plaque, Prediabetes & Diabetes
The use of stents and bypass for CV prevention is at least controversial. In this blog, we explore the existing evidence. Today we’re going to talk about stents. So let me get this one straight from the beginning, Stents don’t prevent heart attacks,...
