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About Intermittent Fasting: Possible Benefits and How to Try It
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About Intermittent Fasting: Possible Benefits and How to Try It

Let’s talk about intermittent fasting since it’s been getting increasing attention lately from the medical community. It’s exactly what it sounds like: interspersing extended periods of not eating in between regular meals. You don’t (necessarily) change what you eat or how much you eat at a meal. You just change when you eat. This isn’t…

A Cardiologist Reveals The Ways You’re Wrecking Your Heart ( P.S. It’s not Smoking)
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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…

Stock Your Kitchen With These Cancer-Fighting Foods
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Stock Your Kitchen With These Cancer-Fighting Foods

Your nutritional choices play a big part in your overall health. That’s why it’s so important to nourish your body with healthy foods. Food is powerful. It can fight off depression, boost your mood and even help prevent cancer and other illnesses. Food is medicine, and when you use food this way, you’re committing to a lifestyle change….

What To Eat Before and After a Workout
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What To Eat Before and After a Workout

What to Eat Before and After a Workout Food is the best fuel to help you reach your fitness goals. The foods you choose before and after your workout makes all the difference. My recommendation? Identify your goal. Plan accordingly. Keep it simple and sustainable. Always move with purpose! What to eat. Before. Complex carbohydrates…

A CARDIOLOGIST’S TIPS FOR NOT DYING OF A HEART ATTACK
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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!…