Check out the incredible health benefits of berberine, distilled from the barberry tree and other shrubs. There are thousands of studies on berberine ...
Continue Reading...We get asked all the time about household products we use. Over the years, we found items that are the most healthy and least toxic to the body. This ...
It is often been said that a healthy gut is the key to a healthy body. Given the fact that 70% of our immune system resides in our gut, it is easy to ...
The skin is the largest organ of the body. We don’t often think of it as an organ like the heart, lungs and liver, but an organ it is. In fact, the ...
How can you get some of the healthiest foods for your heart delivered to your door? Why Amazon, of course. Don’t get me wrong, I love to support...
Vitamin A is an important fat-soluble vitamin. It is needed for vision, skin health, immune function and reproduction. It also works as an antioxidant...
You are probably aware that magnesium is very important, but it is very easy to forget that potassium is critical as well. The body needs adequate pot...
Zinc is an essential trace mineral that is needed for health. In fact, over 100 of the body’s enzymes require zinc to function and carry out rea...
For years, we have evidence that physical activity is associated with decreased morbidity and mortality from cardiometabolic disease. Not that we need...
Imagine yourself 10,000 years ago, living the hunter-gatherer lifestyle. You didn’t have a lot to worry about back then, except for finding food and...
Wild-caught seafood is one of the healthiest foods there is. We love wild-caught salmon, sardines, mackerel, herring and oysters. When sourcing seafoo...
Vitamin E has been touted as a supplement critical to health. Learn the amazing health benefits including decreased heart disease, dementia, cancer, a...
We get emails asking this question often. They start off with how the person wants to see me, but travel is difficult or there are concerns about expe...
Magnesium is a mineral that is needed for over 300 enzymatic processes in the body to ensure the body runs properly. It is a macro mineral meaning the...
Worried about heart disease? Just say NO! One of the most important molecules for blood vessel health is nitric oxide (NO). It is a major vasodilator,...
Whey protein is one of the best quality sources of protein you can get for optimal health and wellness. Studies have linked whey protein with a strong...
Vitamin B1 Thiamine (vitamin B1) is an essential dietary factor. Deficit causes polyneuritis in animals, development of cardiovascular and neurologic...
Didn’t Vaccinate Your Kid and Now Running Scared? We get emails all the time from parents who didn’t vaccinate their kids and are worried about th...
Vitamin C is an important water-soluble vitamin needed for many functions in the body. It is required for making collagen protein, a vital component o...
Antibiotics were intended to combat life-threatening infections and STD’s. Now, they are passed out by MD’s like candy and fed to sickly a...
Homocysteine is a critical molecule in the body. We don’t want too much, and we don’t want too little. Measuring levels is a simple blood ...
That is the question I get asked very often. Whether in person, by email, or on social media, people want to know. The answer is…Yes. But let’...
Vitamin D, otherwise known as the sunshine vitamin, is an essential fat-soluble vitamin that plays many imperative roles in the body. It is so importa...
Watch time: 24 minutes 31 seconds Most people either take a probiotic supplement or have heard of them. In this video cardiologist Dr. Jack Wolfson di...
The apoB to apoA-1 ratio is an important predictor of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. In fact, it is a stronger predictor of CVD risk than even LDL...
What does the term organic actually mean? We must first define organic foods. Organic means it is food grown without the use of conventional pesticide...
One of my passion’s is getting people off pharmaceuticals. Funny, it did not start out that way. As a conventionally trained cardiologist, there...
Seafood is the best food for your health. Organic vegetables, nuts, seeds, eggs, and grass-fed meat are great, but nothing trumps seafood. Please watc...
Vitamin C, also known as L-ascorbic acid, is an essential vitamin meaning the body cannot make it. It plays many vital roles in the body and is import...
Chances are you have heard of Leaky Gut syndrome. But have you heard about Leaky Heart Syndrome? Probably not, because I coined the term. Read on to l...
Recent studies have revealed that erectile dysfunction (ED), the inability to achieve and/or maintain an erection to carry out sexual activity, affect...
There are many minerals necessary for bodily function, but I wanted to highlight these big five. Read on to see why you need these critical elements o...
What is PSA? PSA stands for prostate-specific antigen. It is found in both normal and malignant cells of the prostate gland. The PSA test tests for le...
What is coenzyme Q10? Coenzyme Q10, or CoQ10, is an antioxidant that creates energy in your cells. It is stored in the mitochondria (energy powerhouse...
We get a ton of emails and visits from people wanting to get off blood thinners after a stent. People are not satisfied with the typical cardiologist...
We spend most of our lives at home and over 90% of our lives inside (WAY too much, get outside!), so why not make the indoors as healthy of an environ...
There are many weight loss diets out there. Some restrict calories, some tout low fat and others focus on restricting all animal products. It can easi...
Diabetes Mellitus refers to a group of diseases characterized by high blood glucose levels due to the body’s inability to produce or use insulin...
Vitamin B6 is one of the essential B vitamins. It has several different names based on the role it plays in the body. B6 functions as a coenzyme, or h...
What causes Type 2 Diabetes? Type 2 Diabetes has many causes. The two main causes are diet and lifestyle. These lead to insulin resistance, otherwise ...
One of my passion’s is getting people off pharmaceuticals. Funny, it did not start out that way. As a conventionally trained cardiologist, there...
Something sinister lurks inside the belly of millions of people. Learn the risks, learn the prevention, learn the diagnosis, and learn the solutions i...
Hiring a health coach has the potential to change your life. Anyone who is struggling to get healthy and reach their wellness goals could benefit from...
One of the most important strategies to preventing heart attacks and strokes is maintaining healthy blood flow. This is done in many different ways, b...
There are many weight loss diets out there. Some restrict calories, some tout low fat and others focus on restricting all animal products. It can easi...
You probably recognize B12 as the energy vitamin. You are correct. But vitamin B12, also known as cobalamin, is a very important water-soluble nutrien...
When I lecture across the country, I’m often asked about the best blood tests to detect heart disease. Here are the top five I recommend (plus a BON...
Over the past two decades the number of children with obesity has continued to rise. Children with obesity are at a significantly higher risk for chro...
Type 2 Diabetes is a condition that occurs when blood glucose levels are high due to defects in the body’s ability to use insulin properly. Insu...
