I'm willing to bet you've heard the statistics before. As often as they get cited you might even be able to recite them in your sleep by now. By age 65, about 75% of men will have prostate problems. By age 80, nine in 10 men will have prostate problems. One in every six men will be ... Read More ›
congestive heart failure
UPDATED:February 9, 2016
UPDATED:February 22, 2016
The Key to Youthful Energy & Vitality?
Remember when you were a kid, and your parents would ask you to "settle down?" You had energy to spare and you could run rings around any grownup. Today, you're probably the one asking the kids – or grandkids – to slow down. Or putting off doing things because you "just don't have the ... Read More ›
UPDATED:February 9, 2016
Forty Health Factoids for Your Amusement and Amazement
From time to time I run across an amazing or amusing fact that I love knowing, but that I have no use for at the time. When that happens I hate losing track of them so I file those fascinating facts away in case they're useful in the future. Today I'd like to share 40 of those fascinating ... Read More ›
February 9, 2016
Heart drug in death risk
Here's an urgent warning for the hundreds of thousands of Americans who've taken the heart drug Multaq: The FDA says it may double the risk of death in some patients. The alert comes out of a recent study cut short earlier this summer by the drug's maker, Sanofi-Aventis -- but the company didn't ... Read More ›
February 9, 2016
The Low Salt Diet Revisited: Found to Increase Mortality
A recent study on the effect of a low salt diet made headlines, finding that a low salt diet increases mortality for patients with congestive heart failure.(1-6) The study concluded there was not enough evidence to advise a low-salt diet for the rest of us. They doubted a low salt diet would benefit ... Read More ›
UPDATED:April 6, 2018
Using Citrus Pectin to Fight Fibrosis and Heart Disease
In an exciting new study completed in the UK researchers showed that the right kind of Modified Citrus Pectin (MCP) can stop deadly kidney fibrosis in it's tracks. The MCP accomplishes this by binding to and blocking a certain protein molecule called galectin-3. By disabling the galectin-3 ... Read More ›
UPDATED:March 11, 2016
Chelation Therapy May Be Able to Save 30% of U.S. Lives…Condemned!
Do you know what happens when your blood doesn't flow freely to your heart? Or your arteries don't pump enough blood to your legs? Or what happens when your brain doesn't get enough oxygen from your blood? You can get gangrene... suffer stroke or heart attack... or even die. That's because as ... Read More ›
February 8, 2016
Cardiac Arrhythmias May Be Caused by Nutritional Deficiencies
Dear Pharmacist, I have been experiencing what my cardiologist calls "benign" arrhythmias for 2 years. They come and go, and I am unable to link them to any activities, foods or medicines. We've tried digoxin and beta blockers, which didn't work. He says he can fix them with ablation and a ... Read More ›
February 9, 2016
A Natural “RX” for Hypertension
High blood pressure is the most common of all cardiovascular diseases and the leading cause of heart attack and stroke—the first- and third-leading causes of death among Americans. It's so out of control that, according to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Association, nearly one-third of Americans ... Read More ›
UPDATED:September 27, 2016
Hawthorn: A natural solution for heart disease
A major medical review of 14 placebo controlled studies, with over 1,000 patients, found hawthorn to be helpful in treating the symptoms of heart failure. In the review, hawthorn extract, an herbal which is often used for heart health, was shown to significantly decrease symptoms and improve ... Read More ›
