
Simple Ways to Move More Daily
Our current culture is accustomed to sitting for hours, daily. A “typical day”consists of long work hours primarily at a... View Article
Our current culture is accustomed to sitting for hours, daily. A “typical day”consists of long work hours primarily at a... View Article
A noted cardiologist, health activist, and author of “The Pioppi Diet” and the forthcoming “The Bitter Pill,” Dr. Malhotra’s next-gen thinking on fixing healthcare for the sake of patients, not profits, is shaking up the medical establishment and giving patients, not medical stakeholders, the power to truly take back control of their health.
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Your are designed to move. To walk frequently pivot, turn, lunge in multiple directions, to push, pull, hoist, stand, sit and get back up again. With regular movement, your joints stay lubricated and injury free, tendons stay robust and all the components of your skeletal and muscular system move fluidl
In his new book, The Pioppi Diet: A 21-Day Lifestyle Plan, Dr. Aseem Malhorta unravels the secrets of the Pioppi lifestyle, while revealing the misconceptions and revised truth of heart disease along with a dietary plan based on the Pioppi people. Read on for the full interview with Dr. Frank Lipman as he gains insight to Dr. Malhorta’s approach to heart health, his prescribed diet, and how to live like the Pioppi.
Feed your heart and soul this Valentine's Day with a three course meal for two filled with heart-healthy, whole food ingredients.
If you know me, you know that I believe the path to wellness is through the gut. My approach to the gut is straight-forward: one: heal it by feeding it the nutrients it needs to keep gut bacteria in balance. You’ll be rewarded with sustainable health, vitality and a lot less trouble with chronic health problems like obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and even certain types of cancer. the benefits don’t stop there. There is growing evidence indicating that a healthy gut also plays an important role heart health, making optimal gut health a potential a heart-saver. So this month, while everyone is talking about heart health, consider a few ways you can do something about it – and it starts with your gut.
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Vitamin D. It’s the cornerstone of good health, so it’s mind-boggling to me how often vitamin D levels are overlooked or given short shrift by primary-care physicians. Numerous studies have shown a link between vitamin D deficiency and devastating health problems, many of which might well be avoided if we paid more attention to filling the D-gap. If your doc gives you the brush-off when you ask him or her to measure your vitamin D level, then you need to take charge. Educate yourself, get tested (or test yourself), and then work with your doc to develop a plan to get your D up to an optimal level. Your continued health may depend on it!
I love herbs and spices, not only for their flavors but also for their medicinal effects. And if I had to pick one health all-star, it would have to be turmeric, the spice born of the curcuma longa plant that gives curries their rich golden yellow color. It’s more than just a tasty flavor-enhancer though. The chief polyphenol in turmeric, curcumin, has healing and protective powers that make it a nutritional force to be reckoned with. Here’s my in-a-nutshell guide to this miraculous gift of nature – and how to put it to work for you:
Most of us only get one heart in this lifetime, and with second-hand hearts so hard to come by, nothing is more important than taking good care of the one you were born with. If by chance you haven’t been treating yours as the precious organ that it is, it’s never too late to start showing your heart some lov