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Thanksgiving and Your Health
I wanted to write about Thanksgiving this weekend. Merriam-Webster defines thankful as being “conscious of a benefit received”. Other words you might use in place of thankful include being grateful, appreciative, or satisfied. So Thanksgiving is a day to reflect on those things in our lives we are grateful for, Read more…
Heart Disease
Do You Now Have Hypertension?
Just 50 years ago high blood pressure was considered part of the normal aging process and not treatable – and thus was considered “essential” hypertension. A large multi-center VA trial began in the 1950s using the diuretic thiazide was published in 1967. This and several additional landmark trials, including HDFP Read more…
Medical Research
Can Too Little Calcium Cause a Heart Attack?
Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) is fatal for over 90% of patients. Between 50-70% of those experiencing SCA have no clinical history of heart disease before the event, or are recognized as being at high risk , so identifying risks of SCA are really important. Can having a low blood calcium Read more…
Blog Posts
Welcome to executivehealthMD
Welcome to ExecutiveHealthMD, a site dedicated to supporting the good health of busy executives and leaders everywhere. Staying healthy and productive is critical to maintaining a high performance life and getting results in any enterprise. My name in Jim Lindberg. I am a physician, author, speaker and lifelong student of Read more…