What About Omega-3s and Vegetarians’ Stroke Risk? 

What About Omega-3s and Vegetarians’ Stroke Risk? 

Does eating fish or taking fish oil supplements reduce stroke risk?  In my last video, we started to explore what might explain the higher stroke risk in vegetarians found in the EPIC-Oxford study. As you can see below and at 0:25 in my video Vegetarians and Stroke...
What About Vitamin D and Vegetarians’ Stroke Risk? 

What About Vitamin D and Vegetarians’ Stroke Risk? 

Could the apparent increased stroke risk in vegetarians be reverse causation? And what about vegetarians versus vegans?  In the “Risks of Ischaemic Heart Disease and Stroke in Meat Eaters, Fish Eaters, and Vegetarians Over 18 Years of Follow-Up” EPIC-Oxford study, not...
The 411 on Statins

The 411 on Statins

The cholesterol-lowering statin drug Lipitor has become the best-selling drug of all time, generating more than $140 billion in global sales. This class of drugs garnered so much enthusiasm in the medical community that some U.S. health authorities facetiously...
The Stroke Risk of Vegetarians 

The Stroke Risk of Vegetarians 

The first study in history on the incidence of stroke in vegetarians and vegans suggests they may be at higher risk. “When ranked in order of importance, among the interventions available to prevent stroke, the three most important are probably diet, smoking...
Eating to Lower Lp(a) 

Eating to Lower Lp(a) 

What should we eat—and not eat—to lower the cardiovascular disease risk factor lipoprotein(a)? Lipoprotein A, also known as Lp(a), is an independent, genetic, and causal factor for cardiovascular disease and heart attacks. At any level of LDL cholesterol, our risk of...
How to Treat High Lp(a), an Atherosclerosis Risk Factor 

How to Treat High Lp(a), an Atherosclerosis Risk Factor 

What could help explain severe coronary disease in someone with a healthy lifestyle who is considered to be at low cardiovascular disease risk? A young man ended up in the ER after a heart attack and was ultimately found to have severe coronary artery disease. Given...