Marijuana and Heart Disease: What You Need to Know

As marijuana becomes legal in more places across the United States, it's important to understand how it affects your heart. Recent research shows that using marijuana can increase your risk of serious heart problems, including heart attacks, stroke...

Nattokinase And The Appeal of Natural Clot Busters

In the age of social media health trends, nattokinase, an enzyme derived from fermented soybeans, has gained popularity as a "natural" way to prevent blood clots and heart attacks. Proponents claim it can dissolve dangerous clots and keep arteries ...

Vitamin K2 and Arterial Health: Can It Really "Unclog" Arteries?

A lot of people online are asking if vitamin K2 can help stop calcified plaque progression or cause plaque regression. The answer is no. There are multitudes of studies done on this topic and it just does not work.

There is currently...

Does Low LDL Cause Cancer?

You've seen the headlines, "Low LDL Causes Cancer". This is obviously is not true. But how can you explain this? This is due to phenomenon called, "Reverse Causality".

What Is Reverse Causality?

Reverse causality is when scientists think A causes B, but it actually t...

The Wellness Economy: Big Business, Big Claims, and How to Tell the Difference

The “wellness industry” is not a single sector, it’s a sprawling ecosystem of products, services, and health-adjacent businesses that range from ordinary self-care (fitness, sleep, nutrition) to highly engineered medical...

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 St...

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...