There has been hopeful data for over 30 years that atherosclerosis in coronary and carotid arteries may be reversed to an extent by lifestyle measures focused on a plant diet….
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At the Kahn Center, we emphasize lifestyle and corrective measures to promote health and prevent or reverse illness. One factor often ignored is the quality and quantity of sleep. Sleep…
One of the most common concerns patients share with me at the Kahn Center is their fear that lowering their cholesterol levels with “statin” medications like atorvastatin or rosuvastatin might…
The news cycle this week is full of headlines connecting high levels of niacin to coronary heart disease through pathways of accelerated inflammation based on a new study from the…
It is no secret that various fasting programs show up in the news over and over. When I discuss diet with my patients, a large number of them skip breakfast…
It is estimated that we are exposed to over 80,000 industrial chemicals with only a small fraction having been studied for health consequences. One family of chemicals that has been…
Prehypertension, defined as systolic blood pressure (SBP) of 120 to 139 mm Hg and/or diastolic BP (DBP) of 80 to 89 mm Hg, increases the risk of developing hypertension and other cardiovascular…
The researchers who identified Nitric Oxide (NO) as a small molecule made by the endotherlial lining of arteries to promote blood flow and resist atherosclerosis won the Nobel Prize in…
A large portion of the patients seen at the Kahn Center are interested in learning if they inherited the genetic capacity to produce Lipoprotein(a) or Lp(a) or “the sticky cholesterol”….
It is so frustrating that coronary artery calcium scoring (CACS) has been available for decades, is safe, painless, and inexpensive, and reveals the degree of silent coronary artery disease (CAD)…
