by PrevMedHealth | Jan 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
The Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI) is a simple, non-invasive diagnostic tool that has revolutionized the way individuals and healthcare providers assess the risk of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and underlying cardiovascular conditions. While the ABI test has...
by PrevMedHealth | Nov 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
I’m sharing information from an interesting interaction with Dr Ovadia in today’s blog. If you follow my YouTube channel or read my book “Prevention Myths”, you might be familiar with what I think about stress tests; they don’t predict...
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 | 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 | Jul 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
Today, we’re going to be talking about new criteria for diabetes and prediabetes. You’ve heard me say this multiple times: what about diabetes and prediabetes? A patient once told me: My doctor said, “I just have a touch of sugar.” If your...
by PrevMedHealth | May 5, 2022 | Plaque, Prediabetes & Diabetes, Supplements, Uncategorized
In this week’s blog we are reviewing two trials that highlight the impact of aspirin and omega-3 in cardiovascular prevention. What are we supposed to do about aspirin and omega-3s? Should we take them or not? Should we take them simultaneously, or are they...
