The Real Benefits of Statins and Their Side Effects 

The Real Benefits of Statins and Their Side Effects 

A Mayo Clinic visualization tool can help you decide if cholesterol-lowering statin drugs are right for you. “Physicians have a duty to inform their patients about the risks and benefits of the interventions available to them. However, physicians rarely communicate...
Should You Take Statins? 

Should You Take Statins? 

How can you calculate your own personal heart disease risk to help you determine if you should start on a cholesterol-lowering statin drug? The muscle-related side effects from cholesterol-lowering statins “are often severe enough for patients to stop taking the drug....
Are Doctors Knowledgeable About Nutrition? 

Are Doctors Knowledgeable About Nutrition? 

Do you know more about basic nutrition than most doctors? “A poor diet now outranks smoking as the leading cause of death globally and in the United States, according to the latest data.” The top killer of Americans is the American diet, as you can see below and at...
Fiber or Low FODMAP for SIBO? 

Fiber or Low FODMAP for SIBO? 

It may not be the number of bacteria growing in our small intestine, but the type of bacteria, which can be corrected with diet. When researchers tested more than a thousand patients suffering for longer than six months from symptoms typical with irritable bowel...