Although it’s a touchy subject for a lot of people and has certainly helped fill the waiting rooms of plastic surgeons all over the globe, the fact is none of us are getting any younger…and aging is a certainty.

I recently met with a client who was asking my advice on how to naturally help lower his blood pressure. He was on medication but it was still poorly controlled. I told him what he should do and he asked, “For how long?”

Heart disease continues its reign as our top killer, being responsible for one out of four deaths in the US each year.  But what most people don’t realize is that heart disease, high blood pressure, and stroke are all nearly 95 percent preventable!

When it comes to heart disease prevention, most people get that vitamin D is crucial.  A significant factor behind heart disease is inflammation, and Vitamin D’s anti-inflammatory properties help to reduce your risk.

In the movies and on TV it’s usually clear when an actor is supposed to be having a heart attack because you’ll see them grabbing their chest and bending over.

Well, REAL heart attacks don’t quite go that way.

If I were to ask you what causes heart disease, I’m sure you would say “high cholesterol.”

Of course you would.  Drug companies have been very effective in programming you to believe that cholesterol causes heart disease so they can sell you statins and create a customer for life.

The truth is, cholesterol has gotten a bad rap that it doesn’t deserve.  Cholesterol is your body’s healing salve (among the many other roles it plays), so when your body senses inflammation in your arterial walls, cholesterol is summoned to the scene to work its magic.