Variability is a good thing with your heart rate and turns out with your emotions too! We have known that increased heart rate variability is a sign of good health for many years. A study published in Circulation back in 1996 described how the level of resting heart rate variability Read more…
As we all enter a new year I wanted to share a few thoughts about successfully planning for 2018 to be a year of great health for all of us. Here are several exercises to help you maximize the opportunity to enjoy a healthy 2018. Exercise #1 Jumpstarting the first Read more…
OK this is a very interesting and important update regarding the risks and benefits for post-menopausal women on hormonal therapy. I get asked almost weekly about the safety of taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) after menopause. For years the standard of practice and general belief was that HRT after menopause Read more…
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…
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…