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...

Coronary Artery Calcium Score Test (CAC Test)

There's been a lot of debate regarding the accuracy of CT calcium scoring and what it actually means. I've received a lot of questions from people saying, "Since my calcium score is 0, that means I'm good, right?"

Definitely not!

Another question I ge...

Familial Hypercholesterolemia 

Familial hypercholesterolemia is a genetic disorder that gives people very high cholesterol and very early heart disease. It's not unusual to see teenagers with cholesterol levels in the 300-700 range.

Familial hypercholesterolemia can be subdivided into many differe...

Heart Disease Prevention

We all know that heart disease is a leading cause of death in the United States and worldwide. The World Health Organization estimates that 17.9 million deaths occur each year due to cardiovascular diseases. In the United States alone, about 650,000 deaths per year are from...

Does LDL Particle Size Actually Matter? What the Science Really Shows

Every day, patients and followers ask me about LDL particle size. They heard from a fitness influencer, a non-cardiologist podcast guest, or a functional medicine provider that small, dense LDL is uniquely dangerous, that large f...

Is Red Meat Bad For You?

With the popularity of the Carnivore Diet, many of my patients and conference attendees have questions about red meat and its health benefits. Previously, we have seen similar fad diets like the Atkins Diet in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and more recently, the Keto Diet....

11 Ways to Lower Cholesterol Naturally

"Do I have to take statins?"

That's the number one question I get on social media, quickly followed by...

"How can I lower my cholesterol without medications?"

If you've been told that you have high cholesterol levels, you may be wondering how to lower your...

What's the Difference Between and Echo and a Stress test?

This is one of the most frequently asked questions in all of medicine. As a cardiologist, I get this question a lot. So, let's break it down.

The tests are different and they definitely do not evaluate for the same things. 

Echocardiogr...

Are Seed Oils Good or Bad For You?

Do seed oils and vegetable oils actually cause inflammation or heart disease? Or is that a myth? Are there any research studies on this topic? Yes, thankfully we have tons of studies on this now. The seed oil debate ends now!

Seed Oils Are Cardioprotective (Good...

Best Online Resource For Heart Disease

Sure you could go to the Mayo Clinic or Cleveland Clinic blog and read outdated articles written by a retired gynecologist on why high HDL is protective (it's not). The problem is that it's nearly 20 years behind the current data and understanding. Their blogs...