If you are interested in longevity, you understand that disease prevention is one of the most important elements. Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer worldwide, and high cholesterol is one of the greatest risk factors. But unfortunately, most doctors […]
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Newsflash, gaining muscle is not just about vanity. In fact, when you approach middle age, gaining muscle tissue could literally save your life. A study published in the American Journal of Medicine showed that a decrease in muscle mass is
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As you move into your middle-aged years, things start to change in your body. You might have noticed that you carry a little extra weight around your waist and don’t have the same muscle tone as you did when you
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We all have heard that the ideal blood pressure is 120/80. At this point, it falls on deaf ears. Listen up though! Your doctor and personal trainer (me) care so much about your blood pressure being at goal (120/80) because
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The GLP-1 agonist semaglutide, brand name Ozempic & Wegovy, are all the rage when it comes to weight loss. Celebrities like Kim Kardashian and Elon Musk are reported to have used it to shed some pounds, and it is getting
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If you are interested in improving your health, what if I told you to do this one thing which will: 1.) Raise your blood pressure 2.) Increase your inflammatory cytokines 3.) Increases oxidative stress 4.) Increase sympathetic nervous system (the
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So this year, I have been absolutely obsessed with lipidology. I thought I had a basic understanding of the atherosclerotic disease process, but it wasn’t until I came across the work of world-renowned lipidologists like Tom Dayspring, Allan Sniderman, and
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It’s common knowledge that heart disease most prominently afflicts the middle-aged population. Between the fourth and fifth decade of life, cardiovascular related death ranks #2 across all races and in both sexes. But as I have written about before, the
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Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death and your risk exponentially increases as a function of age. In particular, after age 40, the prevalence of cardiovascular disease increases significantly and so does your mortality risk as you can see
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Almost all of my clients are middle aged and came to me because they started to notice declines in their physical fitness and health. Their doctors have been on their case about their high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and high
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