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How old are you? by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health George walks into my office. I ask him his age. "I'm 21 years old," he declares. Yet I look at George. He's got gray thinning hair, his posture is slumped forward r ... Read on »

No high blood pressure by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Primitive cultures that were, until recently, unexposed to the modern world, reveal some important insights into blood pressure. The Yanomamo of South American, the Xingu Ind ... Read on »

Name that food by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health What common food can: • Cause destructive intestinal damage that, if unrecognized, can lead to disability and death? • Increase blood sugar higher and faster tha ... Read on »

Heart Defects Simplified by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health For as long as I've known him, echocardiography technologist, Ken Heiden, has had a deep fascination with congenital heart disease. Ken has just written a wonderful book on co ... Read on »

The Omega-3 Index: The higher, the better? by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health So you take a few fish oil capsules every day and eat fish once or twice a week. What is the blood and tissue level of omega-3 fatty acids generated by your habits? A number ... Read on »

Vitamin D increased my cholesterol by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health A friend told me this story. Her friend, Linda, had added vitamin D to her daily supplements. Because she'd had a vitamin D blood level of 22 ng/ml, she was taking 6000 units ... Read on »

Nutrtional ignorance is not unique to the U.S. by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Heart Scan Blog reader from Australia, Michaela, also a mother of a son with a complex congenital heart defect, wrote this series of e-mails to me. (Published with Michaela's ... Read on »

Eat cranberries by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Most people already know that cranberries are useful for preventing urinary tract infections. Cranberries can also be useful for preventing other sorts of infections, such as ... Read on »

Procedures 'R Us by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Kay came to the office for an opinion. Over the past 8 months, she'd received a stent to the left anterior descending coronary artery and, during a separate procedure, a sten ... Read on »

Unexpected effects of a wheat-free diet by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Wheat elimination continues to yield explosive and unexpected health benefits. I initially asked patients in the office to eliminate wheat because I wanted to help them reduc ... Read on »

Is Lp(a) part of your legacy to your children? by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health If you have lipoprotein(a), Lp(a)--the most aggressive known cause that no one has heard of--then you need to tell your children. Lp(a) is a "cleanly" inherited gen ... Read on »

Do "Heart Healthy" sterols cause heart disease? by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health The sterol question continues to pop up. Sterols are an ingredient widely added by food manufacturers that allows a "heart healthy" claim, since sterols have been s ... Read on »

Why obese people can't fast by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Why do obese people claim it is impossible to fast? Most overweight people are terrified at the prospect of facing any period of time without ready access to food. Persuading ... Read on »

Test your own thyroid by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health 134 people responded to the latest Heart Scan Blog poll: When I ask my doctor to test my thyroid, he/she:Accommodates me without question 45 (33%) Questions why, but orders th ... Read on »

D2 and D3 are two different things by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Helena posted this instructive comment in response to the Heart Scan Blog post, Weight loss and vitamin D. It illustrates the confusion common among physicians and pharmacists ... Read on »

Weight loss: Different causes, different solutions by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Heart Scan Blog reader, Kris, related this enlightening story of weight loss (slightly edited for clarity). Kris learned that excess weight is gained through multiple causes. ... Read on »

Calling all losers! by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health I'd like to invite anyone who has followed the Track Your Plaque Break the Weight Barrier program to consider posting their stories and photos on the Heart Scan Blog. Because ... Read on »

Weight loss and vitamin D by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health At the start of her program, Penny's 25-hydroxy vitamin D blood level showed the usual deficiency at 22 ng/ml. She supplemented with 8000 units of vitamin D. Another 25-hydro ... Read on »

Grasscutting, fertilizer, and healthcare by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health A guy named Jeff, a 60-something, taciturn, "How 'bout dem Brewers?" kind of guy, cuts my grass. Once a week, Jeff drives over his rust-rimmed 1994 Chevy pickup and ... Read on »

Iodine deficiency is REAL by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Like many health-conscious people, Kurt avoids salt. In fact, he has assiduously avoided salt ever since his heart attack back in 1995. Lately, Kurt had become tired, often f ... Read on »

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