Is Fish Oil Heart Healthy?

Using fish oil via diet, supplements, and by prescription has been debated since the beginning of time. It was first noted that the Japanese did not have as much heart disease as their American counterparts. Scientists postulated that it may be because they ate more fish t...

Does TRT Cause Heart Attacks?

Regardless of where you look and how you measure it, the burden of coronary heart disease in men is approximately three times that of women. Studies have shown that men have more significant coronary artery disease despite lipid factors being the same for women. So, de...

Sugar Causes Heart Disease

One of the most common questions I get online is about sugar causing heart disease. There are so many misconceptions out there on this topic, so it's important to set the record straight.

As always, there's a lot of nuance. The answer isn't just "yes' or "no". In fact, any...

Is Coffee Good For You?

I think I would absolutely die without coffee. I had to try and stop coffee once because of acid reflux. I tried for just 6 weeks. It was incredibly hard. I ended up going back to it.

Everyone in the world is generally pretty addicted to coffee, but what does the research say...

Do Statins Cause Dementia?

The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer’s Dementia. The second most common form is vascular dementia. Both forms of dementia can exist in the same person. Medications that lower LDL cholesterol and apoB have generally been shown to reduce all forms of cognitive decl...

How Much Longer Do You Live On Statins?

Do statins really increase your lifespan or healthspan? I get this question a lot from patients and people online. How much longer will I live if I take a statin medications. Why should I take a medication if it really isn't going to improve my quality of lif...

What Are Saturated Fats?

Saturated fats are solid at room temperature; butter, bacon, cheese, lard, margarine, tallow, ghee, coconut oil, chicken skin, fat on steak, sausage, cocoa butter, and suet. But they can also exist in a more liquid form. Some liquid oils have a bit more saturated fat, like p...

High cholesterol - Symptoms Causes Treatment

We can now completely eliminate heart disease. Yes! I said it. We can completely eliminate heart disease if we wanted to. We just have to "want to".

We now have the ability to maximize genetics and increase lifespans and health spans by decades. Yes, yo...

Is The Carnivore Diet Safe or Good For Your Health? A Review of the Evidence and Studies

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Preventative Cardiology: We Can Now Completely Eliminate Heart Disease

"I wish I would have met you 40 years ago"

As a cardiologist, the biggest problem is that I see patients after it's too late. I see patients that actually need a cardiologist. Most of my patients tell me they wish they would...