by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 13, 2023 | Heart Health
More than 40 percent of North American adults are seriously overweight, which puts them at high risk for heart attacks, diabetes, certain cancers and premature death (Population Studies, Feb 9, 2023;77(1)). Researchers at Boston University have explained how being...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 10, 2023 | Heart Health
There are many ways to measure risk factors for having a heart attack, but since the 1950s the criteria used most by doctors to predict your likelihood to suffer a heart attack has been that HDL (“Healthy”) cholesterol predicts protection, and the LDL...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 30, 2023 | Heart Health
Doctors try to predict and prevent heart attacks by measuring blood levels of LDL cholesterol and treating you if they are too high. Statins and PSK9 inhibitors are among the most effective drugs used to lower high LDL cholesterol. Almost half of all North American...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 18, 2020 | Nutrition
Coconut oil does not help a person lose weight, lower blood sugar levels, or dampen down harmful inflammation (Circulation, Jan 13, 2020;141:803–814). The authors reviewed 17 studies involving 730 healthy participants, and found that coconut oil increased blood levels...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 23, 2020 | Heart Health
Having high blood levels of the bad LDL cholesterol (>100 mg/dL) is associated with increased risk for heart attacks and premature death, and is the single most important predictor of forming plaques in your arteries. The American Heart Association, American...
