Heart Health

The conventional advice to avoid eating fat is, in many cases, wrong. Healthy fats are a much-needed component to a nutrient-dense, whole-foods diet. However, if dietary cholesterol and saturated fat aren’t to blame for heart disease, what is?

The toxins found in the Standard American Diet and our sedentary, often stressful lives have the capacity to damage our heart health and lead to chronic illness. Learn more about what really causes heart disease.

Find Out More about the Diet–Heart Myth

Heart disease in America is on the rise.

A recent article correctly suggests that diet and lifestyle changes are more effective in preventing and treating heart disease. Read on to discover why the American approach to heart disease has failed.

Cardiovascular disease is one of the most misdiagnosed and mistreated conditions in medicine. Read on to learn the truth about one of the most common myths.

There are a lot of misconceptions surrounding heart disease. One is that high cholesterol has a hand in causing it. Read on to discover the truth.

Your LDL particle number (LDL-P) is a much more accurate predictor of cardiovascular disease risk than either LDL or total cholesterol. Here, I briefly outline the five primary causes of elevated LDL-P

Could the choline in these eggs contribute to heart disease?

A 2013 study has proposed a new link between eggs and coronary heart disease that doesn’t involve cholesterol. On the surface this sounds like very bad news for omnivores. But let’s take a closer look.

Learn More about Heart Disease

Does eating cholesterol and saturated fat really cause heart disease? Are statin drugs as effective as we’re told? Find out what the research says in this eBook, and learn how to prevent heart disease naturally.

Heart disease can lead to a cardiovascular event, like this man is experiencing.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Learn more about heart health and how your diet does—and doesn’t—raise your risk for this deadly disease.

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For people currently suffering from heart disease, statins can be life-saving. They are typically found to be effective at reducing heart attacks and death. However, if you don’t have cardiovascular disease and instead are looking for ways to improve your heart health, there is less evidence to show that statins prevent cardiovascular events. And, like many medications, statins have the potential to cause unintended side effects.

Find Out More about Statins

Statin drugs are almost universally hailed as wonder drugs. But are they really as safe and effective as medical authorities claim? The answer is “no.”

In this article, I will debunk the myth that statin drugs save lives in healthy people without heart disease and discuss some of the little known side effects and risks associated with these drugs.

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These statins carry potential side effects.

Find out how statins impact your heart health in these research-backed articles.

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Preventing cardiovascular disease comes down to one main strategy: live a heart-healthy lifestyle. That means eating a nutrient-dense diet based on whole foods, avoiding processed seed oils and refined grains, sitting less, and getting regular exercise.

For more on preventing heart disease and boosting your heart health, including how to tailor your diet to your needs, check out the resources below.