It’s long been said in the marketing world that sex sells. All you need to do is look at the store windows and billboards on 5th Avenue to see that playing out before your eyes. Know what else sells? FEAR. And that’s a favorite tactic used by the pharmaceutical industry to sell you on their medications. There’s nothing like fear to compel you to throw hesitance and gut instincts to the wind and join...

  Say the word “cholesterol” and most people get downright frightened, wondering if theirs is OK or if their number will come up in the heart disease lottery. That’s because we’ve been very carefully conditioned by the pharmaceutical industry to believe that cholesterol is the cause of heart disease, and your only hope of salvation is through statins. But what if I were to tell you that most of what you have been told about...

  Few words conjure up as much fear as “heart attack.” For good reason.  Every 2.6 minutes, someone in the US is having one, and they stand about a 40 percent chance of dying from it. When it comes to a heart attack, time truly is of the essence…and it’s vital to recognize heart attack warning signs. Plus prevention is key!  You won’t have to worry about surviving a heart attack if you put the...

I think it’s safe to say that most of us don’t want to be pushing up daisies any time soon.
On the contrary—what many people say when asked what’s most important to them is good health and a long life!
Well, that’s certainly what our bodies were designed to achieve—but many factors can undermine your body’s innate ability to be healthy, and instead lead to sickness, disease and dying way before your time.

I’ve been long beating the drum about the fact that the benefits of statin treatment have been grossly exaggerated, while the harmful side effects have been severely downplayed and brushed under the rug.  Well, now increasing numbers of studies are finally proving it.

I think it’s safe to say that most people don’t want to keel over from heart disease any time soon.
But the problem is, many of us have habits that are rolling out the red carpet for heart problems to come knocking.
Note that I’m not even talking about (the obvious) smoking here!