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Cardiovascular Disease 2 of 4

Last week we started our discussion on cardiovascular disease, the number one killer in our country. We talked about many risk factors and the root causes of heart disease: inflammation, oxidative stress, and immune dysregulation.   Today, we’ll look at the traditional markers for heart disease and see why these screening tools are inadequate for…

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The Cause of Cardiovascular Disease

Over the last several years, we seem to have lost sight of the most common killer in our country. Heart disease, also known as cardiovascular disease accounts for almost 660,000 deaths in America every year. This often silent disease has been the number one killer in our nation for over 50 years.   Consider these…

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Hormone SERIES Progesterone 1 of 2

When I began studying medicine in 1996, I was told that after a woman had a hysterectomy or went through menopause she no longer needed progesterone. It was thought that estrogen was the only important sex hormone for women. We now know that to be antiquated thinking; progesterone is a key hormone with many functions…