I was shocked when I thought about the implications of the new updated guidelines for the treatment of high blood cholesterol levels from the american College of Cardiology – american Heart Association (ACC-AHA) Task Force. By 2020 more than half of Americans will have diabetes or be prediabetic. While the guidelines are a rational approach to controlling cholesterol and heart disease, […]

With the Olympics going on there is a lot of talk about gold medals and perfect 10s. But in life’s Olympics, you only need to get a 7 for the gold. I’ve been teaching my patients about these 7 points for years; and now the American Heart Association (AHA) has studied these 7 metrics that will determine how long and […]