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"Z-pack" Linked to Irregular Heart Rhythms
The popular antibiotic, azithromycin, commonly referred to a "Z-pack," appears to increase the risk of rare, potentially fatal heart rhythms. It is an antibiotic that can treat numerous types of infections and studies have shown that it, and similar antibiotics, can increase arrhythmia and tachycardia risks, which can lead to a heart attack. The risk is highest in people who already suffer from arrhythmia,...
April 3, 2019
The Basics of Heart Disease and Its Prevention
We are into the 20th year of the millenium, and while the world has seen unprecedented and exponential growth and advancements in almost every sector, there’s another area that we've all seen grow rapidly – stress levels. With bustling lives becoming busier and more and more competitive, the stress levels have risen gradually over the years and have reached a crescendo, as a result of which, we are...
March 3, 2019
How Pomegranate Helps Clean Your Arteries
Arteries are responsible for carrying oxygen-rich blood throughout the body. When you have healthy arteries, blood flows through the body quite easily. As you age, fatty deposits, cholesterol and cellular waste products settle on the inner walls of your arteries. Research shows that pomegranate can actually help clean your arteries helping to keep blood flowing smoothly. When arteries become clogged,...
June 22, 2018
Be A Life-Saver
As a physician who advocates eating an optimal diet in order to reduce the risk of life-threatening illness, I was troubled by news that was presented at a cardiology conference this past April. Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic found that a severe type of heart attack, known as a STEMI (for ST-elevation myocardial infarction), is occurring in younger patients. This type of heart attack is severe...
June 2, 2016
The End of Heart Disease
If taking care of your health is something that you intend to do, but you just haven’t gotten around to it yet, consider this: The majority of people who die of sudden cardiac death have no prior warning of significant heart disease. So, no more excuses. A shift in your diet is all that it takes to drastically reduce your risk of heart disease. And this applies to those who already have heart disease....
April 27, 2016