Newtown Pa. Dr. Arathi Rao, a Cardiac Psychologist in Buck County, reminds her clients “When it comes to heart disease, traditional risk factors loads the gun, but stress pulls the trigger”. This condition is especially true during the holiday season Intense emotional stress can precipitate acute cardiac events or exacerbate underlying cardiovascular...
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Researchers at the University College London found that working 55 hours or more per week is linked to a 33 percent greater risk of stroke and a 13 percent increased risk of developing coronary heart disease compared with working a standard 35 to 40 hour week. “Health professionals should be aware that working long hours is associated with a significantly...
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“Poop Heart Connection” the Dirty Little Secret! We have all heard the saying: “We are what we eat”. At a simplistic high level, it certainly makes a lot of sense. The nutrients that are absorbed by our stomach or the gut feeds the rest of the body. Maintaining a healthy heart, or a healthy brain or healthy organ, means we need to assimilate...
Read MoreWe Need to Understand and Show Some Compassion according to Dr. John McDougall!! One of the savviest politicians of our generation, known for his wit, charm, and calm under extreme pressure, Bill Clinton appears out of character in the speeches and interviews televised since his bypass surgery September 6, 2004 and his mental deterioration may be accelerating....
Read MoreA few years ago I got tired of being old and out of shape. Creaky knees ruled out jogging so I decided to start riding a bicycle to improve my fitness. Hated the bike. The first time I rode I was exhausted just from doing a five-mile loop around my neighborhood. It was hard to stick with it. Had to force myself. (Didn’t have to force myself to hateriding,...
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A large study links popular class of drugs to an elevated risk of heart attack. Are you at risk? or is there a deeper commonly overlooked issue? Some heartburn drugs may boost risk of heart attack, study finds A large data-mining study carried out by investigators at the Stanford University School of Medicine has linked a popular class of heartburn drugs to an...
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