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Apr 62 min read
Environmental Factors & Heart Disease.
Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), which includes heart disease and stroke, is the leading cause of death worldwide. Recent data suggest that...
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Doctor Bolad
Feb 3, 20232 min read
Cardiac Arrest in Athletes
Cardiac arrest in young athletes during sport activities has once again been brought to the spotlight. American football player, Damar...
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Dec 23, 20223 min read
Health Risks of Extreme Cold Weather.
It is general knowledge that extreme cold temperatures have negative effects on our bodies. As I switched on the television this morning,...
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Nov 23, 20222 min read
Cardiovascular Benefits of Soccer as we watch the World Cup in 2022
Soccer, known as Football outside the United States, is the most popular sport in the world with over 3.5 billion fans worldwide. It is...
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Doctor Bolad
Oct 13, 20222 min read
Your Health is a Part-Time Job
I was recently interviewed in a podcast, and the host labeled the interview, “Your Health is a Part Time Job”. I couldn't agree more, so...
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Sep 29, 20222 min read
The Elixir of Youth & Health?
Olive oil is one of the main ingredients of the Mediterranean diet, and it has been shown to lower death rates from cardiovascular...
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Sep 14, 20222 min read
Skipped Heart Beats due to Pollution
Air pollution can lead to irregular heart rhythm in healthy teens, even at low levels as set by environmental agencies. A study published...
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Sep 1, 20222 min read
What is Mediterranean Diet?
In the United States, poor diet is the leading cause of death, causing more harmful impact on heath than smoking, high blood pressure and...
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Mar 3, 20222 min read
Save a Life Now by Donating Blood.
Every 2 seconds, someone in the United States needs blood or platelets, and approximately 29,000 units of blood are needed every day....
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Dec 1, 20212 min read
Is Turkey Healthy for You?
Turkey has a place at the holiday table in many countries. In the United States, Thanksgiving is celebrated with a turkey on the table,...
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Nov 20, 20212 min read
Is 10,000 Steps a Day the Magic Number for Heart Health?
The idea of achieving 10,000 steps a day for heart health originated in Japan, where marketers were trying to sell a pedometer they...
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Nov 9, 20212 min read
Bill Clinton, Sepsis. What is Sepsis?
What is sepsis that caused President Bill Clinton admission to hospital, and can it affect the heart? I got asked this question a few...
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Nov 3, 20212 min read
Healthy Teeth, Healthy Brain!
Healthy teeth and gums, fresh breath and a pretty smile are the reasons we brush our teeth every day and we see our dentist twice a year....
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Oct 27, 20212 min read
Eating Insects. Is it Good for your Heart?
In the Western world, the idea of eating insects makes people squeamish. However over 2 billion people around the world eat insects...
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Oct 20, 20212 min read
Broken Heart Syndrome is on the rise!
Broken Heart Syndrome, also known as Stress Cardiomyopathy or Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy is a syndrome characterized by transient regional...
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Oct 6, 20212 min read
Does High Blood Pressure lead to a Small Brain?
Recent research published in the journal Hypertension suggests that people who develop high blood pressure before middle age have smaller...
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Sep 29, 20211 min read
Sixteen year old Football player survives Stroke
In February of this year, a healthy 16 year old football player Carson Cathy of Oswego High school in Illinois collapsed after having...
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Sep 22, 20212 min read
Heart bypass surgery changed a lazy doctor to a mountain climber.
Despite his family history of coronary artery disease, and his medical knowledge about heart disease, Dr. Akil Taher of Gadsden in...
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Doctor Bolad
Sep 16, 20211 min read
Foreign Accent Syndrome!!
Pamela Anderson Bowen lived in North Carolina almost all her life. People who meet her these days wonder where her accent is from, and...
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Sep 11, 20211 min read
Eating a few Peanuts a day lowered the Stroke Risk in Japanese Men and Women.
A study published in the medical journal Stroke by Ikehara et al on September 9th 2021, showed that Japanese who had higher peanuts...
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