Heart Health Blog

Do you enjoy at least 1 cup of fresh brewed coffee every morning?  If you do, you’re certainly not alone as coffee is a staple in many countries.  In the United...

I won’t lie to you…I’ve had a longstanding love affair with blueberries ever since I was a 9-year old picking wild blueberries off bushes nestled in upstate New...

With last weeks discovery of a potentially new blockbuster drug that may be the most effective to date to slow progression of Alzheimer’s, I thought it would be...

We’ve been prescribing aspirin for many years to reduce the risk of heart disease and a commonly recommended dose is 1 baby aspirin (81 mg) daily.  This dose is...

if you are interested in losing weight,  the ketogenic diet as popularized by the late Dr. Robert Atkins, has had its share of controversies.  The diet, charact...

Even though moringa has been used as an herbal remedy in Eastern cultures for centuries, it has garnered considerable interest in Western Europe and North Ameri...

Easily making the Top 50 Foods in “Heal Your Heart“, beets are a nutrition powerhouse, abundant in heart-protective antioxidants and mood-boosting compounds.   ...

In the wake of the National Institutes of Health deciding to withdraw funding for a study aimed at assessing moderate alcohol consumption and cardiovascular ris...

Ironically, one of my favorite Beatle songs, “Strawberry Fields Forever“,  is not about strawberries.  Rather it’s the name of an orphanage in the neighborhood ...

Few foods are as popular at cookouts than sweet corn-on-the-cob.  And contrary to popular belief, the glycemic index (how quickly a food is processed into gluco...

Although often shunned by low carb advocates, bananas provide a power punch of vitamins and minerals that make this fruit a staple for my patients interested in...

Artichokes are among the heart healthiest foods on the planet.  Not only are they listed among the 10 richest foods in antioxidants, but they are also a super n...