COVID-19 vaccines did not cause an increase in cancer deaths
A CDC shows an increase in deaths from cancer and cardiovascular disease, but they are not caused by COVID-19 vaccines.
American Heart Association ranks popular diets for heart health
The American Heart Association ranked diets from best to worst for heart health. Diets high in plants were the best.
A Mediterranean diet is good for cardiovascular health
New, peer-reviewed research shows that the Mediterranean diet and other low-fat diets are the best for improved cardiovascular health.
Damar Hamlin suffers cardiac arrest on field — not vaccine-related (UPDATED)
NFL football player Damar Hamlin suffers a cardiac arrest on the field. Anti-vaxxers try to blame the COVID-19 vaccines, and they are wrong.
Ketogenic diet is linked to a doubled risk of heart disease
The popular high-fat and low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet appears to be linked to doubling the risk of cardiovascular disease.
Coffee may harm heart health in people with hypertension
New peer-reviewed research shows that drinking just two cups of coffee may cause harm to the heart of people with underlying hypertension.
Black tea can help prevent heart disease in seniors
A new peer-reviewed study shows that a diet high in flavonoids, including black tea, reduce the risks of some types of heart disease.
Omega-3 supplements have little effect on cardiovascular health (updated)
There are a lot of claims that omega-3 supplements help cardiovascular help, but recent powerful systematic reviews show that they don’t.
Coffee is linked to reduced cardiovascular disease and mortality
A new peer-reviewed paper indicates that coffee may be linked to reduced risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality.
Dietary supplements are not better than statins for heart disease
As I wrote previously, statins are important in preventing cardiovascular disease and mortality, but people continue to push dietary supplements as a better alternative to statins. Well, a new study blows that claim out of the water — statins are better for your cardiovascular health than dietary supplements.
I keep writing about supplements, and rarely do I find powerful, robust, and repeated evidence that supplements have any positive effect on one’s health. Occasionally, some research might show a small clinical benefit, but mostly, taking supplements means you have very expensive urine since most of it is removed by your kidneys.
As most of you who read this blog know that I love reviewing these articles, so you have the bullet points for the results. Of course, the article is linked, so you can get into the weeds if you want. Here we go.
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