Dark Chocolate: A Delicious Prescription to Boost Heart Health
When Hippocrates wrote, “Let food be thy medicine,” he may have been referring to dark chocolate, which has such a wide array of cardiovascular benefits that the BaleDoneen Method ® prescribes 7 grams of dark chocolate daily (one small square) for heart attack and stroke prevention. Nibbling on the sweet treat may also protect against […]
5 Natural Ways to Sleep Better
This article will put to you to sleep – if you follow our expert tips. And here’s why you need these shut-eye strategies now. Americans have never been more fatigued. More than one-third of US adults routinely sleep fewer than seven hours a night, according to the CDC. That’s alarming since skimping on slumber raises risk for […]
The No. 1 Risk for Stroke – and What to Do About It
The world’s leading cause of death and disability is also the most preventable: High blood pressure is a stealthy assassin that wreaks silent havoc on your blood vessels and vital organs, including your heart, brain and kidneys. Nearly one in three adults has hypertension, the leading risk for stroke and a major contributor to heart […]
5 Healthy Lifestyle Steps that Lower Stroke Risk 90%
May is American Stroke Month, in which clinicians and patients are urged to take action, spread the word, and work “together to end stroke, before it even happens.” Rates of this devastating condition (also known as “brain attack”) are rising in younger adults, with the biggest surge in people ages 35 to 44, according to a new study published […]
The Oral-Systemic Connection: How Bacteria in Your Mouth Can Harm Your Heart
A new peer-reviewed Bale Doneen study is the first to reveal a new, treatable cause of cardiovascular disease (CVD): periodontal (gum) disease due to certain high-risk oral bacteria. The research was published in the April issue of Postgraduate Medical Journal (PMJ). How do germs from periodontal disease (PD)–a chronic oral infection found in more than 50% of […]
Landmark Bale Doneen Discovery: Oral Bacteria Can Cause Heart Disease
Your oral health can have a powerful effect on your risk for heart attacks or strokes, according to a peer-reviewed Bale Doneen study published in Postgraduate Medical Journal. Using level A scientific evidence, the research is the first to reveal that periodontal disease (PD) due to certain high-risk bacteria can be a contributing cause of cardiovascular […]
Dr. Pierre Leimgruber’s Heart Disease Story: When A Cardiologist Becomes the Patient
Pierre P. Leimgruber, MD, FACC will be bringing a unique personal and professional passion for coronary artery disease (CAD) prevention to the Heart Attack & Stroke Prevention Center when he joins my practice, starting on April 3. Previously, he worked for 32 years as an interventional cardiologist. Not only has Dr. Leimgruber witnessed the devastating […]
A Diet Based on Your DNA
What’s the best diet for weight loss and cardiovascular wellness? When researchers compared four popular low-carb or low-fat diets, the results were puzzling. Over a 12-month period, some study participants lost 30 or more pounds on each of the diets, while others gained 10 pounds. What the researchers inadvertently proved was that the one-size-fits all approach doesn’t […]
Why Is Sleep So Important to Heart Health?
Regardless of other risk factors, people who don’t sleep enough face an increased threat of cardiovascular disease (CVD), the leading killer of American men and women. In fact, one study of about 3,000 people over the age of 45 reported that those who snoozed fewer than six hours a night were twice as likely to […]