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Heart Disease · January 27, 2013
Inflammation marker linked to heart disease – (03-01-04)
Urinary 8-iso-Prostaglandin F2alpha as a Risk Marker in Heart Disease Not to go too greatly into detail here, but are we all getting the idea that inflammation is a major player in cardiovascular disease?? I hope so…
Heart Disease · January 27, 2013
Infections lead to heart disease – (07-18-02)
Predisposition to Atherosclerosis by Infections This article adds further weight to the contribution of infections to cardiovascular disease. There is a growing list of factors that contribute to risk, and many, if not…
Probiotic · January 27, 2013
Chronic infections and carotid artery plaquing – (03-15-01)
Chronic Infections and the Risk of Carotid Atherosclerosis Here is an interesting concept. This article suggests that “Markers of systemic inflammation…and circulating bacterial endotoxin…were elevated in subjects with…
Heart Disease · January 27, 2013
C pneumoniae in arteries and the amount of plaquing – (04-30-01)
C pneumoniae in the Arteries and Amount of Atherosclerosis There really has been mounting evidence lately on the presence of an infectious etiology for CVD. The interesting thing is that, much like homocysteine, the…
Tissue Necrosis Factor (TNF) · January 27, 2013
Blocking inflammation protects the heart – (03-15-01)
Anti–TNF Therapy With Etanercept in Advanced Heart Failure While I am wholeheartedly against blocking the action of such a powerful messenger within the body such as tumor necrosis factor, this article does promote a…
Cholesterol · January 26, 2013
Atorvastatin Side Effects–Add a New One to the List
$20+ billion in sales for a measly 1% drop in heart attack risk would be great if money didn’t matter and the list of atorvastatin side effects wasn’t expanding. Regular readers of the Rantings know that I see very…
Diabetes (Type 2) · January 25, 2013
Whole Grains and Diabetes Prevention: Are You Reading the Label?
You don’t label shop your grains. Your buying choice comes from the front of the food package. But is this pattern missing your whole grains to prevent diabetes? It is interesting to note that our national…
Celiac Disease · January 24, 2013
Are You Eating Foods That Contain Gluten?
Celiac disease. Gluten sensitivity. Allergy to wheat. Gluten intolerance. How real is it? And should you go through the trouble to avoid foods that contain gluten? Gluten free has become the buzz phrase of the decade…
Healthy Kids · January 23, 2013
Childhood Obesity Statistics: Is Your Child 7-11 Years Old?
Childhood obesity statistics remain a concern even at the Presidential level. We know the answers, but we have to be willing to make the needed changes to our lives. I have made it very clear where I stand on the…
Health · January 22, 2013
Risk Factors for Heart Disease: Diabetes Tops the List
If queried, many would name high cholesterol as one of the major risk factors for heart disease. Not even close. Many wouldn’t think of a condition 50% of us have. I was giving a short presentation last week and one of…
Cholesterol · January 21, 2013
Walnuts and LDL in hypercholesterolemic men – (12-10-01)
Walnuts and LDL in hypercholesterolemic men Far too often I hear of patients who avoid nuts, olive oil and avacodos because they are “ fattening” or may raise cholesterol. I’ve given up pulling my hair out over this…
Cholesterol · January 21, 2013
Vitamin E protects cholesterol from damage – (05-03-01)
α-Tocopherol decreases CD36 expression in macrophages I know this title seems confusing, but in general it supports previous research on Vit E preventing the damage caused by high cholesterol levels. Remember–high…
Cholesterol · January 21, 2013
Soy protects against LDL cholesterol damage – (09-04-00)
Soy phytoestrogens protect against LDL cholesterol damage Soy appears to have many routes by which it improves human health. This study suggests that one of these routes is by protecting LDL damage. The “bad”…
Cholesterol · January 21, 2013
Soy components improve cholesterol – (02-08-01)
Soy isoflavones improve lipids in normal & mildly hypercholesterolemia Soy is believed to act through several mechanisms (most centered on the liver) to lower cholesterol levels. The effect in this study was mild, but…
Cholesterol · January 21, 2013
Plant sterol ester spread lowers total, LDL cholesterol in children – (08-05-02)
Plant sterol ester spread lowers total, LDL cholesterol in children As a single therapy for cholesterol lowering, 10% reduction is pretty substantial. As with any natural approach, addition of exercise, other dietary…
Cholesterol · January 21, 2013
Macadamia nuts lowers plasma total and LDL Cholesterol levels – (04-23-03)
Macadamia Nuts Lowers Plasma Total and LDL Cholesterol Levels Sadly, I had another patient recently that I obtained old blood work on (6 months prior). This women was on Lipotor, despite the fact that her cholesterol…
Cholesterol · January 21, 2013
Long-Term Safety, Efficacy of a Cholesterol-Lowering Diet in Children – (02-15-01)
Long-Term Safety, Efficacy of a Cholesterol-Lowering Diet in Children This is interesting. I never once considered a diet low in total fat intake (28%), saturated fat and cholesterol as being potentially harmful. But it…
Heart Disease · January 21, 2013
Inflammation and death in Chronic Heart Failure – (01-02-01)
Cytokine Parameters and Mortality in Chronic Heart Failure This is an interesting article, not only looking at different types of tissue necrosis factor (TNF) in heart disease, but also other cytokines as well. As…
Cholesterol · January 21, 2013
Hawthorn Fruit Is Hypolipidemic in Rabbits Fed a High Cholesterol Diet – (12-31-01)
Hawthorn Fruit Is Hypolipidemic in Rabbits Fed a High Cholesterol Diet Hawthorn is an herb that has been used extensively for many cardiac conditions for literally hundreds of years. This study indicates that it can now…
Cholesterol · January 21, 2013
Frequency of eating and concentrations of serum cholesterol – (12-17-01)
Frequency of eating and concentrations of serum cholesterol This study finds that the more frequent someone eats, the lower their cholesterol. Knowing that insulin directly stimulates HMG-CoA reductase (the major route…
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