Are You Getting the Right Dose of Your Medication?
If you’re one of the 226 million Americans who take prescription drugs to treat heart disease or other conditions, a new genetic test called MyPGt can help your healthcare provider personalize your care, so you get the safest and most effective medications at the right dose. Soon to be available at the Heart Attack & […]
A Dangerous Heart Attack, Stroke and Diabetes Risk You Can Diagnose Yourself
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4 Scary Reasons to Take Your Dental Health Seriously
October is National Dental Hygiene Month, which honors the work of a potentially lifesaving member of your heart-attack-and-stroke prevention team: your dental provider. Recent research links poor oral health to increased risk for many deadly disorders, including Alzheimer’s disease, cancer and cardiovascular disease (CVD), the leading killer of Americans. Conversely, people who take excellent care […]
Get Vaccinated Against Heart Attacks and Strokes TODAY!
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Reducing Inflammation: 4 Easy, Natural Ways to “Fireproof” Your Arteries
In breaking news, scientists report an anti-inflammation drug can reduce risk for heart attacks, strokes and death from cardiovascular causes, without targeting cholesterol. However, that drug, canakinumab, costs a whopping $200,000 a year! The wonderful news is that you don’t need a high-priced drug to fight inflammation. As discussed more fully in the BaleDoneen book, Beat […]
Treating Inflammation: A New Era in Heart Attack & Stroke Prevention?
You’ve probably seen headlines hailing a new “wonder drug” as “the biggest medical breakthrough since statins” for treating heart disease. Gushing press reports also proclaimed that the drug, canakinumab, cuts risk for heart attacks, strokes, and cancer with a “revolutionary” approach – targeting inflammation, not cholesterol – according to clinical trial results released at a medical meeting […]
An Easy, Delicious Way to Protect Your Heart Health
Following one simple habit every morning could save your life, by reducing risk for heart attack and fatal coronary heart disease (CHD). This healthy practice may also prevent weight gain, which in turn decreases your likelihood of developing type 2 diabetes, some forms of cancer, and other dangerous diseases, including CHD. The morning ritual that […]
3 Dangerous Myths About Heart Disease that Many Women — and Doctors — Believe
Which is the No. 1 killer of women: heart disease or breast cancer? If you guessed heart disease, congratulations! You’re better informed than 45% of women — and many doctors, including cardiologists — according to a shocking survey published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Although heart disease kills more women than ALL forms of cancer […]
Carrie Fisher’s Death: How Dangerous is Sleep Apnea?
Many people were shocked when an autopsy report attributed “Star Wars” actress Carrie Fisher’s death, in part, to sleep apnea, along with other factors. Affecting more than 18 million Americans – who reportedly include such celebrities as Shaquille O’Neal, Rosie O’Donnell, Regis Philbin, Roseanne Barr and Rick Perry – this common sleep disorder often goes undiagnosed and […]