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The Metabolic Solution

Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., F.A.C.C., specializes in metabolic cardiology-treating and healing the heart with nutrition and energy-enhancing supplements-and is the author of the monthly newsletter Heart, Health & Nutrition. See full bio

April 21, 2009

What's Harder on the Heart: Mental or Physical Stress?

If you guessed "mental stress," you are right. While exercise stress tests on the treadmill can provoke transient heart symptoms, mental stress is much more demanding...and even debilitating...over the long run. And the two together can be devastating. Read More

March 5, 2009

Sorting out the "multiple personalities" of Cholesterol

Forget the standard lipid profile tests your doctor gives you that provide mere, and often meaningless, cholesterol numbers. Ask your doctor for one of the new generation lipid tests that give you REAL information. Your "high" numbers may mean nothing. Read More

January 11, 2009

Protecting Your Health

During the continuing economic turmoil, the plight of an 89-year-old Massachusetts man aired on TV's Good Morning America put the situation in a very poignant, personal framework. Read More

December 8, 2008

Happy, Healthy Holidays -- Without the Sugar

Holiday time is here again, and typically a time we go collectively crazy for all things sweet, with temptation galore, for kids and adults alike, to overeat sugary empty calories.
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October 21, 2008

Lessons from Joe the Survivor

One of the major stars (or distractions, not sure which) to emerge out of the raucous run-up to the 2008 elections was Joe the Plumber. In keeping with the Joe theme, I'd like to share my own Joe story with you. Call it Joe the Survivor. Read More

September 26, 2008

Attitude and the Molecules of Longevity

"What happens in the mind of man is always reflected in the disease of his body."

-Scientist-humanist René Dubos Read More

September 1, 2008

Marriage and Heart Health

Stress is a killer, whether it comes from a job or a relationship. Married people experience less cardiovascular disease than single people, however, a bad marriage can be disastrous to the heart. Read More

August 18, 2008

Anger and Your Heart

Emotions can heal us…and they can also harm us. Among them, anger is like the Achilles heel of the cardiovascular system, a trigger for serious problems, including a heart attack.

August 1, 2008

Lessons to Learn from Tim Russert's Death

Tim Russert's headline death carries multiple messages for all of us. It brings attention to one of the most insidious realities in cardiology: Ninety percent of the time, people with coronary artery disease are asymptomatic and 50 percent of the time, the very first symptom is sudden death. Read More

July 17, 2008

Combining Conventional Medicine and Natural Healing=Healthier Hearts

Integration means using the best of both conventional medicine and natural healing. I bank on both to benefit my patients the most. To me that's smart medicine. The results have been fantastic. Read More

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