Nutrition Olive Oil Benefits for Your Heart & Brain Olive trees themselves have been around for many thousands of years, and… SafeHomeDIYJune 18, 2021
Nutrition Weight Loss Turmeric and Curcumin Benefits: Can This Herb Really Combat Disease? Turmeric, the main spice in the Indian dish curry, is argued by many… SafeHomeDIYMarch 26, 2021
Health & Fitness Omega-3 fatty acids and the heart: New evidence, more questions My patients commonly ask me whether they should try one supplement or… SafeHomeDIYMarch 24, 2021
Nutrition Beta-Carotene Foods vs. Supplements: How to Safely Get This Carotenoid Into Your Diet There’s a growing collection of literature that indicates the beneficial effects of… SafeHomeDIYMarch 17, 2021
Nutrition Weight Loss What Is Collagen? Benefits for Skin, Hair, Joints and More You might recognize it as an ingredient in your favorite body lotion or… SafeHomeDIYMarch 11, 2021
Health & Fitness Lowering cholesterol protects your heart and brain, regardless of your age High or abnormal cholesterol levels, inflammation, and endothelial dysfunction play a key… SafeHomeDIYFebruary 24, 2021
Health Health & Fitness Does your health monitor have device bias? In recent years, there’s been a veritable explosion in the number and… SafeHomeDIYFebruary 19, 2021
Health & Fitness Exercise matters to health and well-being, regardless of your size Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc in our daily lives.… SafeHomeDIYJanuary 14, 2021
Health Health & Fitness 3 simple steps to jump-start your heart health this year In 2020, the terrible toll of the COVID-19 pandemic largely overshadowed the… SafeHomeDIYJanuary 12, 2021
Health & Fitness COVID-19 and the heart: What have we learned? Early in the pandemic, epidemiologists made a striking observation. Compared to the… SafeHomeDIYJanuary 6, 2021
Nutrition 3-Day Cardiac Diet: Is It Safe? (Plus How to Eat for a Healthy Heart) The cardiac diet — also sometimes called the heart-healthy diet, DASH diet… SafeHomeDIYDecember 5, 2020
Nutrition How Grapes Nutrition Helps Boost Health, Including Your Brain We all know how delicious and versatile grapes are — used to… SafeHomeDIYSeptember 1, 2020
Nutrition Foods High in Phosphorus Help Your Body Detox & Strengthen As a naturally occurring mineral that is found in large quantities in… SafeHomeDIYAugust 28, 2020
Health Health & Fitness Worried about sleep apnea? Home-based testing is now the norm If your bed partner complains about your loud snoring, it might be… SafeHomeDIYAugust 21, 2020
Health & Fitness Lifestyle changes are important for managing atrial fibrillation Atrial fibrillation (afib) is a common heart rhythm disorder in which the… SafeHomeDIYJuly 31, 2020
Nutrition How Melatonin Can Benefit Sleep and Other Health Issues According to a 2016 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study, one… SafeHomeDIYJuly 23, 2020
Health Health & Fitness Metabolic syndrome is on the rise: What it is and why it matters Metabolic syndrome may be the most common and serious condition you’ve never… SafeHomeDIYJuly 17, 2020
Health & Fitness Women's Health Gender differences in cardiovascular disease: Women are less likely to be prescribed certain heart medications Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading killer of both women and men… SafeHomeDIYJuly 16, 2020
Health & Fitness Marijuana may be risky for your heart Now that marijuana is legal for medical or recreational use in many… SafeHomeDIYJuly 9, 2020
Health Health & Fitness Can controlling blood pressure later in life reduce risk of dementia? Everyone talks about the importance of treating high blood pressure, the “silent… SafeHomeDIYJuly 2, 2020