Can energy drinks make your heart beat abnormally?
Energy drinks are very popular with sales raking in billions of dollars – but how healthy are they?
Why loud noises are bad for your heart
(WXYZ) – If you’re anything like me, you’re bothered by very loud noises. Cars honking, planes roaring overhead, the sound of a jackhammer, they all seem to stress me out. According to some new research, loud noises might not just be annoying but they’re also bad for your heart. They increase the risk of cardiovascular…
Why Watching the Late Night Show is Giving you Heartburn
Do you like staying up to watch The Late Night Show? It might be contributing to your heartburn! I’ve noticed so many of my patients paying the price for the late night tv! Don’t worry, it’s not Jimmy Fallon’s or Stephen Colbert’s fault. It’s the SNACKS you’re eating while you curl up in bed and…
Is Your Family Giving You Heartburn?
I recently shared how a record-breaking number of my patients are coming to me with through-the-roof blood pressure. If you missed it, check out my tips for staying healthy and joyful during stressful times! People are still stressing out, and one of the biggest sources is spending more time than usual with family during holidays…
Women: Don’t ignore these 3 subtle heart attack symptoms
Data pulled from WXYZ Heart attacks rank among the leading causes of death in American women and according to the American Heart Association, heart disease in women frequently remains under-diagnosed and under-treated. Although chest pain is the most common symptom associated with a heart attack, women need to pay attention to some lesser-known warning signs…
4 Surprising Ways Heartbreak Affects Your Body
If your heart has ever been broken, then you know that debilitating feeling of your world crashing around you. Regardless of why your heart is broken, you feel that life will never be the same. And in some ways, it won’t be. Whether you’re going through a break up, a divorce or suffering after the…
A Cardiologist Reveals The Ways You’re Wrecking Your Heart ( P.S. It’s not Smoking)
It’s easy to go a day, a week, or even a year and never think about the fact that it’s a friggin’ miracle that a muscle the size of a fist pumps gallons of blood to keep you alive daily. Yes, I’m talking about the heart muscle. After practicing cardiology for nearly 30 years, I…
3 Ways for Women to Protect Their Heart Health!
Ladies, how many of you have ever gone to the doctor with troubling symptoms only to be told, “Oh, you’re just stressed?” This happens more frequently than some care to admit, and it could potentially jeopardize your life. While legitimate stress-related issues can certainly prompt a doctor visit, it’s imperative that certain symptoms are taken…
A CARDIOLOGIST’S TIPS FOR NOT DYING OF A HEART ATTACK
This article was originally published on Thrillist.com I wear several different hats; in one, I practice an aggressive brand of preventive cardiology and heart disease reversal. In another role, I serve as an impartial medical expert, reviewing records from other doctors and hospitals where patients have experienced bad outcomes, often death. Sounds fun, I know!…
