CATEGORY: Stuff in the ‘heart disease’ Category
Cancer, Disease, and Your Diet
If you are diagnosed with a disease like cancer, diabetes, heart disease, or autoimmune disease, then you should use supplementation and food with a purpose. I have been talking about the nutrition one needs to stay healthy and age without[...]
Inflammaging, what does it mean?
How can I measure inflammation to see if I am at risk? Inflammaging is a condition that refers to the chronic, low-grade inflammation that contributes to the aging process and the development of various diseases. While inflammation is a necessary physiological[...]
628 Statins Can Cause Diabetes
Why are statins always prescribed for people who have diabetes, even if their lipids are normal? There is an interesting conflict between the truth and the mainstream medical protocols surrounding statins, that we have noticed in our practice for a[...]
The Coronary Artery Calcium Scan (CACS) and Heart Disease
A test exist that can determine your plaque buildup, and it is not as expensive as you might think. One of the new tests available to doctors and patients without a prescription is a test that tells you if you[...]
“Oh Lord it’s hard to be humble….”
Some of my patients were no longer diabetic when they were taken off their statin. Click to view the full JAMA Article » When I started practicing medicine, I realized that there were many medical problems and patient symptoms which[...]
Why you absolutely need to take oral Vitamin D3
What is the difference between vitamin D3 and vitamin D2? Vitamin D is not just a vitamin, as most people think, it is a HORMONE called Cholecalciferol that is required for general health, thick bones, for making muscle and your[...]
Why Do Women Need Estrogen?
Estradiol prevents vascular disease, heart disease, stroke, and arrhythmias. Today, women are very legitimately concerned about the risk of breast cancer. They regularly ask Drs. Maupin and Sullivan to just give them replacement testosterone and not give them estrogen because[...]
Blueberries are good and statins are bad for adult-onset diabetes
Diabetes is rapidly becoming the most common and dangerous disease of aging for Americans. Three recent studies have shown a new light on treatments for diabetes. This group of research discoveries teaches us how to improve the severity of diabetes[...]
Peptides are needed now to cure the problems that occur with aging
What are Peptides, and how do they fit into a treatment plan for problems related to aging? Modern medicine is continuing to try to find medicines and treatments for issues and problems that have not been adequately resolved by existing[...]
Atrial Fibrillation is an Electrical Short in the Heart
Atrial fibrillation can be caused by chronic stress, chronic fast heart rate called tachycardia, or a genetic weakness. Heart Disease, Blood Flow, SA node, Right Atrium, Left Atrium, ventricular contraction, neurologic malfunction of the heart. Before I can explain a common[...]