Heart Health Blog

With summer approaching and the United States (and many other countries) in various stages of reopening, there has been growing concern that COVID-19 infection ...

How did a world class epidemiologist who studied Ebola, SARS and COVID-19 with a wealth of knowledge on viral safety precautions become very ill from COVID-19? ...

A lot has been written about what we can do to protect ourselves against COVID-19.  They include social distancing (minimum of 6 feet apart), face masks (to be ...

While common symptoms of COVID-19 include fatigue, fever, dry cough and muscle aches newer signs and symptoms of the novel coronavirus have become increasingly ...

As shown by gas clouds that form after a sneeze, or after a cough, viral particles in the millions can be inhaled if you happen to be in its direct path and are...

Because COVID-19 is a new strain of virus that has not been experienced before,  the body’s defense system (immune response) has in many cases, been caught off-...

The most physically ill I have ever been in my life occurred as a young lad when I was struck with the Hong Kong (HK) flu.   The HK pandemic that overtook more ...

Gol-gav-zaban (Borage) is an herb native to Iran and Eastern Mediterranean region and cultivated in other  The dried purple flowers are brewed in the same manne...

Walking backwards also known as Retro-walking is one of the simplest and healthiest exercises you’ve probably never tried!  Below are 5 good reasons to incorpor...

The American Heart Association recently released a scientific advisory statement on dietary cholesterol and heart disease (see link below) led by my colleague  ...

We’ve appreciated for many years that lowering levels of LDL cholesterol directly contributes to reduction in the risk of a cardiovascular event.  However, it h...

We’ve appreciated for many years that lowering levels of LDL cholesterol directly contributes to reduction in the risk of a cardiovascular event.  However, it h...