🍎 Eat for a Healthy Heart

Hey kids!

I'm a heart doctor and I take care of adults that have heart disease! I don't ever want you to be my patient. There are things you can do now to prevent yourself from ever being my patient.

It's never too early to start taking care of your heart! Even if you ar...

Which Foods Lower Blood Pressure And Which Foods Raise Blood Pressure

If you want to lower blood pressure, you don’t need a “superfood.” You need a pattern.

The most evidence-supported eating approach for blood pressure is a heart-healthy pattern often called DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hyper...

The Complete Guide to Exercise Timing During Ramadan: What the Science Says About Aerobic Training and Weight Lifting

For the 1.8 billion Muslims worldwide who observe Ramadan, the holy month presents a unique challenge for those committed to maintaining their fitness routines. Fasting from dawn to...

Does Oxidized LDL Cause Heart Disease?

At some point measuring oxidized LDL was discovered and there was much excitement about using that as a marker and predictor of cardiovascular outcomes.

The theory was that only oxidized (inflamed or damaged) LDL particles can cross the arterial wall and caus...

Why Arteries Get Atherosclerosis and Not Veins?

Many people online ask this question. If LDL particles trafficking cholesterol cause atherosclerosis, why don’t veins get atherosclerosis? If LDL-C is the cause, and LDL particles are circulating in plasma, even on the venous side, why don’t veins get...

ApoB, Cholesterol, and Heart Disease: What Actually Starts Atherosclerosis?

You may have heard someone say, “Cholesterol doesn’t cause heart disease.” That statement is not accurate. Cholesterol absolutely plays a central role in heart disease. However, the way cholesterol causes heart disease is m...

Statin Side Effects: What the Science Really Shows (And Why Most Are Rare or Not Caused by Statins)

Statins are among the most widely prescribed medications in the world, and also among the most misunderstood. The internet is full of people trying to scare you away from statins, only to turn around...

Swedish AMORIS Cholesterol Study: The Retraction Story No One Wants to Talk About

In 2023, a study out of Sweden sent the low-carb, keto, and carnivore corners of the internet into a frenzy. The claim? Centenarians, people who lived past 100 years old, had higher cholesterol than people who died yo...

Women and Heart Disease: The Complete Prevention Guide (Symptoms, Risks, Tests, and a Step-by-Step Plan)

By Dr. Abeer Berry DO, FACC Preventative Cardiologist Michigan

Women are the majority of patients. They are not a "specialty population". Unfortunately, for too long, we have treated women like...

Alcohol and Heart Disease: What the Science Really Says About Drinking and Your Heart

For decades, we were told that alcohol, particularly red wine, was “good for the heart.” This belief became deeply ingrained in both popular culture and even medical conversations starting in the 1990s. Multiple t...