How To Prevent Stroke & Manage Atrial Fibrillation
Every 40 seconds, someone in the US has a stroke. Every 4 minutes, someone dies from this condition. That’s not all. Here are the other stroke statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, 2020): In 2018, 1 in 6 deaths from cardiovascular...
What Vitamin D Can Do to Your Immune System & CV Health
We all know vitamin D is great for bone health. But rarely discussed is the impact of vitamin D on the immune system and cardiovascular health. And with the current risk of COVID-19 and other infections, these aspects appear to be a big deal. What is vitamin D? ...
Should Dentists Provide Prediabetes Preventive Care?
Yes. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended that dentists provide prediabetes and diabetes prevention care. This should include at least awareness, education, and screening. To summarize the role of dentistry in this area, take this quote...
Vitamin K2 & Cardiovascular Health – What’s the Real Score?
Most information about vitamin K2 and arterial disease focuses on calcification. The assumption is that K2 moves calcium from arteries into bone, a process that may affect stable plaques. But there may be different mechanisms on how vitamin K2 really works. The...