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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 »

Fish oil for $780 per bottle by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health At prevailing pharmacy prices, one capsule of prescription Lovaza fish oil costs $4.33 each. Yes, you heard right: $4.33 per capsule. What do you get for $4.33 per capsule? ... Read on »

Organic really IS better by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health If you have any doubts about the value of organic foods vs. conventionally-grown foods, then take a look at the findings from a USDA--Yes, USDA --sponsored study. In this stu ... Read on »

The case against vitamin D2 by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Why would vitamin D be prescribed when vitamin D3 is available over-the-counter? Let's review the known differences between vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol) and vitamin D3cholecal ... Read on »

Fructose is a coronary risk factor by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health As discussed in a previous Heart Scan Blog post, Say Goodbye to Fructose, a carefully-conducted University of California study demonstrated that, compared to glucose, fructose ... Read on »

Who lost weight? by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health The results of the latest Heart Scan Blog poll are in. I went wheat-free and I . . . Gained weight 6 (3%) Lost no weight 41 (21%) Lost less than 10 lbs 28 (14%) Lost m ... Read on »

A niacin primer by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health A reader of Life Extension reminded me of a piece I wrote about niacin a couple of years back. Anyone desiring a primer on how and why to use niacin to correct lipid and lipo ... Read on »

What would life be like . . . ? by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health What if coronary heart disease could be prevented--no eliminated --applying methods that were accessible, easy, and cheap? What if coronary heart disease and, thereby, angina ... Read on »

Launch of new Track Your Plaque newsletter: Cardiac Confidential by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Track Your Plaque has just launched a new version of our newsletter. We call it Cardiac Confidential. Cardiac Confidential is meant to be a no-holds-barred, go-for-the-throat ... Read on »

Thyroid: Be a perfectionist by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health If you'd like to reduce LDL cholesterol with nearly as much power as a statin drug, think thyroid. When thyroid is corrected to ideal levels, LDL cholesterol drops 20, 30, 40 ... Read on »

Nutrition Syllogism by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health What do you think of these chains of logic? Cyanide is a potent lethal poison; carbon monoxide is a less lethal poison. Therefore: plenty of carbon monoxide is good.Having ut ... Read on »

Is pomegranate juice healthy? by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Pomegranate juice, 8 oz: Sugars, total 31.50 g Sucrose 0.00 g Glucose (dextrose) 15.64 g Fructose 15.86 g In your quest to increase the flavonoids in your diet, do you overe ... Read on »

Honeydew melon by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Honeydew melon: Sugars, total 51.97 g Sucrose 15.87 g Glucose 17.15 g Fructose 18.94 g Because sucrose is half fructose (the other half is glucose), there are approximately ... Read on »

Where do you find fructose? by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Apple, 1 medium: Fructose 10.74 gHoney: Fructose 17.19 grams per 2 tablespoons Barbecue Sauce: HFCS number 1 ingredient Ingredients: High Fructose Corn Syrup, Vinegar, Concen ... Read on »

Do heart scans cause cancer? by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Another in a series of data extrapolations that attempt to predict long-term cancer risk from medical radiation exposure was published in the July 13, 2009 Archives of Interna ... Read on »

Goodbye, fructose by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health A carefully-conducted study by a collaborative research group at University of California-Berkeley has finally closed the lid on the fuss over fructose vs. glucose and its pur ... Read on »

The statin-free life by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Matt came to me because his doctor couldn't reduce his LDL cholesterol. His doctor had prescribed Zocor (simvastatin), Lipitor, Crestor, even pravastatin, all of which result ... Read on »

Creatine: Not just for muscle heads by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Even if you’re not interested in building big muscles like a bodybuilder, there are health benefits to increasing muscle mass: increased bone density, better balance, a ... Read on »

The ultimate “bioidentical” hormone by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health There has been a lot of debate over whether or not “bio-identical” hormones, i.e., hormones identical to the human form, are superior to non-human forms dispensed ... Read on »

Roger's near-miss CT angiogram experience by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Heart Scan Blog reader, Roger, described his near-miss experience with CT coronary angiograms. Hoping to obtain just a simple CT heart scan, he was bullied to get a CT corona ... Read on »

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