Heart Health Blog

212 articles on preventive cardiology, lifestyle medicine, and evidence-based heart health.

Health & WellnessHeart Health

Tel Aviv: A Heart Healthy Culinary Destination

Israel enjoys one of the highest life expectancy rates worldwide, 82.5 years on average (more than 3 years higher than America’s 79.2).  Having recently visited...

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Health & WellnessHeart Health

For a Healthy Heart, Chop the Animal Fat!

It was a great privilege to serve with my esteemed colleagues, led by Dr. Frank Sacks, on a Presidential Advisory statement  entitled “Dietary Fats and Cardiova...

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Health & WellnessHeart Health

Taking this Study with a Grain of Salt

Americans consume sodium in excess by approximately 1,000 mg per day (approximately 3,400 mg versus the recommended amount of 2,300 mg or 1 teaspoon of salt) in...

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Health & WellnessNutrition

8 AMAZING BENEFITS OF MATCHA

Matcha is a finely ground, bright green powder made from tea leaves. However, in contrast to traditional green teas, matcha undergoes specialized processing tha...

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Health & WellnessNutrition

Eggs: Do They Deserve A Beating?

Recently, The DOCTORS Show invited my colleague Andrew Freeman, MD and me to participate in “The Great Food Debate”. In this segment, our debate focuses on eggs...

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Brain HealthHealth & Wellness

Mood Boosting Ingredients to CURE the Winter Blues!

Many of us experience the winter blues… the time of year when the days are short and energy levels are low. For my patients, I prescribe the following 7 ingredi...

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Health & Wellness

Havana: An Energizing Experience

Our recent trip to Havana was filled with a sense that this once favorite American destination will return to its former glory once some travel related kinks ar...

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Health & WellnessNutrition

Are All Sugars Created Equal?

Our love affair with sugars is undeniable, as each of us is likely to consume at least 150 pounds of added sugar this year alone! Compare that to the 1800s when...

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Health & Wellness

7 Surprising Health Benefits of Rosemary

In the wake of a recent NYT article suggesting that cooking with Rosemary, a daily ritual in the Italian city of Acciaroli,  contributes to healthy longevity (l...

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Health & Wellness

BE WARY OF DOCTORS WHO SELL DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS

Dietary supplements are a multibillion dollar per year industry and they are not regulated by the FDA compared to over the counter (OTC) products such as Advil ...

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