The People's Perspective on MedicineArticles categorized as Coronary Artery Disease
What’s in Your Frying Pan? Omega-6 or Omega-3 Oils?
Seed oils from corn or soybeans have been linked to higher risk for cancer. Omega-3 oils from avocado, fish or olives seem safer.
FDA Dismisses Food, but Embraces Drugs
Why do centenarians live so long? Hint: could their diet have something to do with it? The FDA dismisses food as medicine but rewards drugs.
How Much Coffee Should You Drink to Improve Longevity?
Health professionals have been arguing for decades about how much coffee you should drink. Some say none. Others say coffee boosts longevity.
Show 1234: How Microbes Evolve to Become Enemies or Allies
Dr. Paul Ewald describes how microbes evolve and interact with our immune systems to become more or less virulent.
Why Doesn’t Lowering LDL Cholesterol Save More Lives?
Many health care providers believe that lowering LDL cholesterol with drugs will prevent heart attacks and prolong life. What about the data?
Do Soy Products Protect the Heart?
An enormous study of health care professionals finds that tofu but not most other common soy products protect the heart. Premenopausal women benefit most.
Will Taking Fish Oil Protect You from Heart Disease?
New data suggests that taking fish oil can protect people from heart attacks, heart failure, stroke and premature death without boosting prostate cancer.
Will Statins Wreak Havoc With Your Memory?
Sometimes people fear that statins wreak havoc with cognitive function. A recent Australian study found no evidence of this effect.
What Can Vitamin K2 Do for You?
Scientists are studying what vitamin K2 can do. It may help build bone and reduce calcification of major arteries, but research is ongoing.
Is Wine Bad or Good for People with Diabetes?
An Israeli study suggests that a daily glass of wine might shrink plaque in the arteries of people with diabetes, answering the question is wine bad or good.
Should a Flip Flop on Saturated Fat Freak You Out?
Dietary guidelines have been controversial for decades but one restriction remains: AVOID SATURATED FAT! Now 3 prominent cardiologists challenge that dogma.
Eggs are Exonerated in Finnish Heart Study
You've been told to avoid eggs, cut back on cholesterol and stay away from saturated fat. The Finnish Heart Study Turns that advice upside down.
Are Saturated Fat, Cholesterol and Salt Really Dietary Demons?
The new 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans flip-flop on cholesterol but keep saturated fat as a dietary villain. Where's the evidence sat-fat is bad?
EDTA Chelation Effectiveness Challenges Doubting Cardiologists
EDTA chelation therapy is shown effective in heart patients despite doubts from the cardiology community.
Can Lecithin Keep Arteries Clean?
Have you ever heard of lecithin? What about phosphatidylcholine? Could this natural substance be good for your brain as well as your heart?
Diet to Fight Heart Disease
Foods can lower triglycerides and reduce the risk of more heart blockage.
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