I served as medical director of several large cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs in Michigan and have a special place in my heart and practice for getting all qualifying patients into…
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If you have heard it once, you have heart it a million times: whole plant food diets are the healthiest choice on the planet and for the planet. As Michael…
The approach to patients with established coronary artery disease (CAD)has been make progress including lifestyle, supplemental, and Rx approaches but more “tools” in the tool box are still needed. The…
BACKGROUND You’ve heard of the Atkins, MED, vegn, Paleo. Keto, and DASH diets over the years but have you heard of the Portfolio Diet? A prior Kahn Center blog did…
The potential implications of delaying or preventing memory issues and cognitive decline for the roughly 6.5 million Americans over 65 diagnosed with Alzheimer’s as of 2022, a figure expected to…
For many patients with a high LDL-cholesterol and confirmed atherosclerosis (prior heart attack, stent, bypass surgery, carotid surgery, abdominal aneurysm high calcium score, abnormal coronary CT angiogram), lifestyle changes along…
You would think we would know by now what is the optimal diet for health and longevity but the “food wars” are endless. One reason is that nutrition science is…
TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS IS A KILLER The prevalence of type 2 diabetes (DM2) is increasing rapidly, particularly among younger age groups. Estimates suggest that people with diabetes die, on…
Without a doubt, fitness, endurance, and exercise is a fundamental step in long-term health. A concept was introduced a few years ago called NEAT or non-exercise activity thermogenesis, or movement…
Globally, more than 1.9 billion adults are overweight (650 million with obesity). In Australia, where new research on weight loss diets was just completed, two in three people (approximately 12.5…
