“If the doctors on social media are fighting about what is healthy to eat, I might as well just enjoy whatever I want while you all duke it out”. Sound…
Olive oil has become a universal sign of fine dining. The waiter brings a basket of freshly baked bread, places a dish on the table, and with a flourish, pours…
It is the one year anniversary of the announcement by the International Agency for Research on cancer(IARC), an agency of the World Health Organization known for expertise in analyzing scientific…
The Nobel Prize in Medicine this past week was awarded to Yoshinori Oshumi for work on autophagy or “self-eating” of cells. Notable was that this field of study initiated in the…
I am returning from a conference on heart attack and stroke prevention and was reviewing some of my notes on the goal of earlier diagnosis and treatment of arterial disease, also known…
In an era of transparency, presidential candidates recently revealed details of their medical records. Records released by Hillary Clinton indicate that she had a coronary artery calcium score of (CACS)…
It is funny how two lives can run parallel courses thousands of miles apart to eventually become intertwined. I am a cardiologist trained in interventional therapy (stents) for coronary…
Long ago, I learned that “the only one who likes change is a baby with a wet diaper.” We buy the same products with the same ingredients for our homes…
How can you get a roomful of health experts agitated? Walk around and casually mention “I think the Paleo diet is the best” or “veganism is the answer to the…
Case study: A 48 year-old man, athletic and highly successful in his career, enjoys a day of surfing. While walking back to his car, he collapses and cannot be revived….