by NDNR | Jan 22, 2007 | 2007 | January, Cardiopulmonary Medicine
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the industrialized nations of the West. The official cause is usually infarction, stroke or heart failure, but of course the underlying vascular damage begins much earlier. We know that in most cases, high blood...
by NDNR | Jan 22, 2007 | 2007 | January, Cardiopulmonary Medicine
Last year, 64% of women and 50% of men who died suddenly of a heart attack had no prior knowledge of their heart disease. Forty to fifty percent of all heart attack patients have a “normal” cholesterol profile. As NDs, we recognize that cholesterol – even abnormally...
by NDNR | Jan 15, 2007 | 2007 | January, Cardiopulmonary Medicine, Environmental Medicine
By Mitch Kennedy, ND Here in the U.S., we are accustomed to hearing the “ozone and smog” alerts during summer, advising the elderly and children to stay indoors. This is not just for the risks to the pulmonary system (asthma, cough, shortness of breath); there also...
by NDNR | Jan 15, 2007 | 2007 | January, Bacterial/Viral Infections, Nature Cure
Jacob Schor, ND The recent paper by John Jacob Cannell (“Epidemic Influenza and Vitamin D,” 2006) linking epidemic influenza outbreaks with vitamin D deficiency could be the landmark paper of 2006. It certainly is going to change the way I answer questions about flu...
by NDNR | Jan 15, 2007 | 2007 | January, Cardiopulmonary Medicine, Mind/Body
Craig Wagstaff, ND Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the industrialized nations of the West. The official cause is usually infarction, stroke or heart failure, but of course the underlying vascular damage begins much earlier. We know that in most...