Never Eat Grapefruit If You’re Taking These Medications

by Scott Davis | Dec 23, 2012 | 24 comments

If you’ve ever heard of “The Grapefruit Effect,” then you’ll know that you can’t eat grapefruit at all if you take statins like Lipitor and Zocor. However, what you might not know is that the actual number of drugs that are rendered completely useless when grapefruit...

The Secret Risk Factors of Cardiovascular Diseases

by Scott Davis | Dec 9, 2012 | 5 comments

Have you been diagnosed with high blood pressure, high cholesterol or type 2 diabetes? Or is there cardiovascular disease in your family history? Then you may want to pay close attention to today’s article. You see, a cardiovascular problem that causes dangerous,...

Having Your Cholesterol Tested? No Need to Fast

by Scott Davis | Dec 6, 2012 | 3 comments

Hate to fast all morning just to stand in a long line at the lab when it’s time to test your blood lipid panels? According to a mega-study looking at over 200,000 patient test results, the fast might not me necessary at all. One of the top reasons patients give their...

Heart Attack or Heartburn? Detect the Difference in Symptoms

by Scott Davis | Dec 1, 2012 | 3 comments

People can very often write off the first signs of heart attack as nothing more than acid reflux. But as you know, waiting too long to act may cost you your life. At the same time, you don’t want to ‘cry wolf’ every time you experience minor chest pain (although it’s...

Good Cholesterol News

by Scott Davis | Nov 26, 2012 | 8 comments

Exciting news was recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association about the collective state of the nation’s cholesterol levels. Researchers looking at many thousands of Americans over the course of 2 decades’ worth of health data found reason to...

Best Diet to Lower Cholesterol

by Scott Davis | Nov 22, 2012 | 5 comments

Results from a recent mega-study that spanned decades and several continents compared low fat and low carbohydrate diets. The goal was to discover which one is better to lower cholesterol and deliver other health benefits, and the results maybe surprising. Tulane...