A few years ago, a patient came in with some unexplained symptoms. She'd been to the hospital twice, and even had a small surgery that didn't help the problem. Bad as that was, she'd also gotten some bad news on a related genetic test. You can imagine she was pretty...
Celilo Health Category Archive: heart disease
the third level of healthcare
You've been to your primary-care doctor. You've been to a specialist. Maybe you've even been to multiple specialists. And they've given you bad news, or confusing news, or they say there's nothing wrong when clearly something is. That's where the third level of care...
the three keys to optimal health
At its root, health really isn't that complicated. Getting and staying health comes down to three simple things — assimilation, elimination and managing inflammation. In thisvideo, Dr. Orna breaks it down and gives you the key to the natural-health kingdom. ...
sugar raises heart-disease risk — a lot
What’s less known is how sugar consumption affects heart disease — the leading cause of death in the U.S. — and a new report shows it doesn’t take much to double your risk.
sunshine vitamin brightens dark winter days
When I got my first smart phone, I also discovered a fun little app called D-Minder, intended to help track your vitamin D exposure. The app looks at your skin tone, size, location, local weather and sun angle to determine how much vitamin D you can get at any given...
cholesterol: it’s not just about fat anymore
Want to lower your cholesterol? It’s not about the fat. Turns out sugar — added to processed foods and sweetened drinks — is a big culprit. New research in the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association studied 6,100 people to see how sugar intake...
the happy heart prescription
Happiness is good for the heart metaphorically, but science shows it’s true physically as well. Researchers followed 1,700 people for 10 years, and considered their emotional states over that time. Participants rated their anxiety, joy and other emotions on a...