In the 1600’s, the leading physician in England (Thomas Sydenham, MD) wrote that “A man is as old as his arteries”. We would now change that to “A person is…
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The official recommendation of achieving at least 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per week is associated with lower risk of adverse cardiovascular events and represents an important public health…
The Rolling Stones sang the phrase “I can’t get no, satisfaction” and many of us still rock to their music. However, with cardiovascular diseases (CVD) remaining a leading global health…
The notion that plant-based diets are optimal for health and prevent cardiovascular disease (CVD) goes back at least to the 1950’s. Yet, “food wars” still exist with some denying the…
At the Kahn Center for Cardiac Longevity, all patients either bring extensive lab testing or they arrange, in the clinic or at a distance, a large panel of lab tests…
The language of food science, particularly plant science, can be intimidating. One word that recurs over and over is polyphenols. What are they and why are they important? Where are…
The “low-carb” movement (ketogenic, Paleo, carnivore diets) have given potatoes a bad name. Even the Harvard School of Public Health does not list them as a healthy food, undoubtedly because…
The optimal amount of dietary fat and the kind of dietary fat intake on long-term human has attracted major attention, debate, and disagreement between health experts, to say the least! …
One of the most frustrating events at the Kahn Center is to evaluate a patient with a heart attack or stroke history and not find a “major” risk factor like…
The Paleo diet is designed to resemble what human hunter-gatherer ancestors ate thousands of years ago. It is also called an ancestral diet and a Caveman diet. It tends to…
