Sleep Apnea and Heart Disease: A Cardiologist's Full Breakdown

Your partner tells you that you snore. You wake up exhausted no matter how many hours you sleep. You have been told you stop breathing in the night. You brush it off as a nuisance.

Here is what I need you to understand: obstructive s...

Research on Supplements That Affect CV Outcomes

“If it worked, it would be the next billion-dollar drug!”

That’s my response to so many people online when they ask, does XYZ work for blood pressure. Does waving magnets over your wrist reduce stress? Does red light sauna use help with anxiety?

Do ...

Can You Use Repatha If You Have Never Had A Heart Attack?

A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine has the answer. And it's not what we expected. For many years we have been using Repatha to lower the chance of repeat heart attacks and strokes in people who have already had them. Now, it ...

Do Statins Lower Testosterone?

I get this question constantly. A patient comes in for their lipid management follow-up, and almost before they sit down, they want to know: is my statin destroying my testosterone? They have read something online, or a friend told them, or they watched a video where ...

Is Very Low LDL Cholesterol Dangerous?

10 Common Fears, Debunked by a Cardiologist

Every week, I see patients who are reluctant to take their statin. Some have stopped their PCSK9 inhibitor. Others are terrified that driving their LDL cholesterol too low will melt their brain, cause cancer, destro...

Seed Oils Don't Cause Inflammation. Science Just Proved It Again.

A new randomized controlled trial compared soybean oil to palm oil in overweight adults. Here is what the data actually showed, and why your favorite wellness influencer still has it wrong.

Let's Talk About the Seed Oil Hysteria ...

How to Lower Blood Pressure Naturally: Cardiologist's Evidence-Based Guide

High blood pressure is common, silent, and dangerous. But here's the good news: lifestyle changes can meaningfully lower blood pressure, and sometimes they're enough to avoid medication in early cases. Even if you do end up ...

The 2026 Diabetes Standards of Care: Start With Lifestyle and Metformin, Then Protect the Heart, Kidney, and Liver Early

The 2026 American Diabetes Association (ADA) Standards of Care reflect a powerful evolution in diabetes management. But before discussing SGLT2 inhibitors, GLP-1 receptor agonist...

GLP-1 Receptor Agonists: The Most Important Drug Class of Our Lifetime?

If you have been paying attention to cardiovascular medicine over the past decade, you have watched GLP-1 receptor agonists transform from diabetes drugs into one of the most powerful multi-system therapies in modern medicine. ...

The VO2 Max Trap: Why Chasing Cardio Fitness Alone Could Be Slowly Killing Your Heart

Let me start with a picture most people in the fitness world have never questioned.

You've seen them. The elite marathon runner crossing the finish line, lean to the bone, veins threading across arms that look li...