The skeptical cardiologist has been searching for some time for a book on diet that he can recommend to his patients. While I can find books which have a lot
In recent years, sweet potatoes have become a favored alternative to potatoes for health-conscious eaters for some reason. I’ve been noticing sweet potatoes more and more on the menus of trendy/healthy/locavore
I have had a vague interaction with smoothies in the past, but after a recent jam session with my bassist daughter and drummer son, my daughter enthusiastically recommended we get
As I have pointed out in a previous post, there is no reason to take multivitamins or any individual vitamin or supplement to prevent cardiovascular disease. The U.S. Preventive Services Task
A new documentary movie, Fed UP, released May 9 and a New York Times Editorial published today are helping to focus the country’s attention on a new paradigm for
Many of my patients believe that coffee is bad for them. I’m not sure where this belief comes from; perhaps the general belief that anything that they really like and
The skeptical cardiologist had to temporarily interrupt his scintillating research into Canola Oil and the Mediterranean diet in order to highlight a study published yesterday in the Journal of the
The skeptical cardiologist has to admit that when he drinks milk or puts it in his coffee or cooks with it he almost exclusively drinks “organic”, non-homogenized milk obtained from
Anthony C. Pearson M.D., F.A.C.C. is a cardiologist, musician, writer and a regular columnist at MedPage Today