by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Jul 26, 2021 | Dental Health, Food, Health and Diet, Healthy Aging, Heart Health, Oral Health, Preventative Medicine, Preventive, Public Health
Seven Minutes a Day is All It Takes To save money, save your teeth, and preserve your health. By Dr. James Katz, MD, MPH Inflammation of the gums is associated with heart disease, stroke, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and pneumonia. DNA from oral bacteria have been...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Oct 6, 2020 | Aging, Cardiac health, Cholesterol, Circulatory System, COVID-19, Heart Health, Patient Care, Preventative Medicine, Preventive, Public Health, SARS-CoV-2
Statins Prevent Coronavirus Infection Complications The statin drugs, such as Lipitor, Crestor, etc. reduce the severity of SARS-COV-2 (coronavirus) infections. In three separate studies, one in Malaysia and two at the University of California at San Diego, early...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Jun 8, 2020 | Cholesterol, COVID-19, Health Supplements, Heart Health, Infectious Disease, Pandemic, Preventative Medicine, Preventive, Public Health, SARS-CoV-2
The longer we study vitamin D, the more benefits we find. Below is a chart of diseases affected by Vitamin D (the degree of influence is decidedly optimistic.) Does Vitamin D Reduce the Risks of COVID-19? In a study of nine countries published online, those with low...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Sep 9, 2019 | Cardiac health, Cholesterol, Food, Health and Diet, Healthy Aging, Heart Health, Hypertension, nutrition, Preventative Medicine, Preventive, Public Health, Weight Loss
Alternate day fasting (ADF) is a new trend in the weight-loss world. Now, there’s research to show that it may have a positive effect in terms of reducing belly fat and lowering cholesterol levels. On August 27, researchers from the University of Graz in Austria...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Sep 8, 2019 | Aging, Cardiac health, Heart Health, Hypertension, Medications, Preventative Medicine, Preventive, Public Health
How did aspirin’s reputation get to be so bad? Aspirin hasn’t changed. It is a blood thinner that acts by blocking the early stages of a blood clot that causes a heart attack. But too much thinning of the blood and bleeding can result. In the original aspirin studies,...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | May 26, 2019 | Cholesterol, Circulatory System, Heart Health, Medications, Preventative Medicine, Preventive, Public Health
Statin Non-Compliance: The Emperor Needs New Clothes Compliance with cholesterol-lowering drugs, outside of clinical studies, is terrible. 50% of patients who receive a prescription are not taking the medication within 6 months. This falls to 60% after 12 months and...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Dec 1, 2018 | Age Management, Aging, Alzheimer's, Food, Health and Diet, Health Supplements, Heart Health, nutrition, Preventative Medicine, Preventive, Public Health
The answer might be your refrigerator… Approximately one out of every three American adults consume some form of omega-3 oil regularly. The majority is from eating fish, while fish oil pills provide most of the rest. Consumption of fish is advocated by the American...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Apr 9, 2018 | Alzheimer's, Circulatory System, Dementia, Heart Health, Hypertension, Medicare, Preventative Medicine, Public Health, Weight Loss
A Hypertension Solution In my last newsletter, I explained how the new American Heart Association Hypertension Guidelines will fail to reverse our growing high blood pressure problem. Milton Packer, MD, cardiologist and provocative blogger on Medpage, has labeled it...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Jan 31, 2018 | Alzheimer's, Circulatory System, Dementia, Heart Health, Hypertension, Medications, Patient Care, Preventative Medicine, Public Health, Sleep
There is a Way to Fix the Hypertension Crisis. New Guidelines Won’t Do It. In a famous psychology experiment, subjects watch a video of students, moving in circles, pass two basketballs around. The task is to count the number of passes that are made. At the end...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Oct 12, 2017 | Age Management, Cholesterol, Circulatory System, Disease, Health and Diet, Heart Health, Hormone Supplementation Therapy, Preventative Medicine, Testosterone
Adults with diabetes are two to four times more likely to die from heart disease than adults without diabetes. At least 68 percent of people age 65 or older with diabetes die from some form of heart disease; and 16% die of stroke. Diabetes is the seventh leading cause...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Sep 25, 2017 | Aging, Cholesterol, Circulatory System, Food, Heart Health
The debate about the best way to treat/prevent heart disease has become caustic. Dr. Stephen Nissen, of the Cleveland clinic, has commented “There are a lot of people out there, particularly on the web, that I’d call statin deniers, like climate deniers, who...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Jan 11, 2016 | Heart Health, Hormone Supplementation Therapy, Testosterone
Proper Doses of Testosterone Reduces Heart Attack Risk A new Veteran’s Administration study looked at records of 83,000 men, average age 66, with no evidence of heart disease or stroke and low total testosterone (TT) at the beginning of the study. Only...
