FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE BLOG
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Should statins be used when someone has had a stroke?
Should statins be used when someone has had a stroke?
New guidelines for screening cardiovascular risk in adults with no symptoms
New guidelines for screening cardiovascular risk in adults with no symptoms
Vitamin C sometimes indicated to lower homocysteine
Vitamin C sometimes indicated to lower homocysteine
Risk for high blood pressure, kidney and cardiovascular disease can persist long after E. coli gastroenteritis
Risk for high blood pressure, kidney and cardiovascular disease can persist long after E. coli gastroenteritis
Why measuring oxidized LDL (lipid peroxides) is important
Why measuring oxidized LDL (lipid peroxides) is important
Coffee polyphenols may suppress body fat accumulation
Coffee polyphenols may suppress body fat accumulation
Monounsaturated fats like olive oil raise HDL (good) cholesterol
Monounsaturated fats like olive oil raise HDL (good) cholesterol
Hypoglycemia as a cause of cardiovascular injury
Hypoglycemia as a cause of cardiovascular injury
Proton pump inhibitors increase cardiovascular risk
Proton pump inhibitors increase cardiovascular risk
Hormone blockade therapy for prostate cancer entails risks of diabetes and cardiovascular disease
Hormone blockade therapy for prostate cancer entails risks of diabetes and cardiovascular disease
Low testosterone increases heart disease mortality in men
Low testosterone increases heart disease mortality in men
Invasive dental treatments cause a temporary spike in heart attacks and strokes
Invasive dental treatments cause a temporary spike in heart attacks and strokes
How and why to do chest compression-only CPR for heart attacks
How and why to do chest compression-only CPR for heart attacks
NSAID use associated with increased cardiovascular death
NSAID use associated with increased cardiovascular death
High cortisol and low DHEA both predict increased cardiovascular mortality
High cortisol and low DHEA both predict increased cardiovascular mortality
Magnesium deficiency and death from cardiovascular disease
Magnesium deficiency and death from cardiovascular disease
The tape measure: a powerful predictive 'instrument' for mortality
The tape measure: a powerful predictive 'instrument' for mortality
Stroking whiskers prevents strokes from blocked arteries
Stroking whiskers prevents strokes from blocked arteries