Diabetes, Heart Disease, perimenopause
A recent article in JAMA (2012;307(8):813-822) found that women are 30% less likely than men to have chest pain or discomfort during a heart attack, especially under the age of 45. Because of this, women are more likely to die in the hospital than men because the...
Diabetes, General Health, Health Song, Heart Disease, High Blood Pressure, Weight Control
I heard an excellent discussion today on WBUR/NPR regarding sugar and the affect it is having on our health. We are eating 30 times more sugar than our ancestors 100 years ago and 1/3 of our country is obese while another 1/3 is overweight. Is sugar the cause of...
Diabetes, Diet & Nutrition, Heart Disease, Music and Medicine, Weight Control
Below is a press release about a wonderful health educational series I had the priviledge of being part of – Lunch NYC. As host for one segment and provider/performer of HealthRock songs in 8 others, I’m proud to have been a part of this great series on NY...
Heart Disease, Hot Flashes, Menopause
Could heart disease in menopause and the thickening of the arteries that comes with it be due to a deficient chemical? New research suggests it is. A chemical cofactor called BH4 (tetrahydrobiopterin) could lead the way to reversing vascular health that occurs after...
Heart Disease, High Blood Pressure, Menopause
I saw this video about heart attacks in women on YouTube. Here is another great video to showcase heart attacks in women. Check it out. It could save your life. For more information on medical emergencies, read Save Your Life, What to do in a Medical Emergency...
Diabetes, Diet & Nutrition, General Health, Heart Disease, High Blood Pressure, Menopause, Weight Control
As a child, I was extremely fat. At the ripe old age of 29 months, there was a front-page article about me in the Galveston Daily News: Mighty Mite – the fattest child in Galveston County. My grandparents thought a fat baby was a healthy baby. We now know a fat...
