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...
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....
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,...
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...
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...
Inflammation is the more significant cause of heart disease, not cholesterol. But what is inflammation? Inflammation is a body’s natural response to protect itself against harm. However, when inflammation is present for long periods, it can have adverse effects...