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Straight, No Chaser: Beeting Back High Blood Pressure and Poor Blood Flow to the Brain
Writing this makes me feel like your mother telling you to eat your spinach, but that’s another conversation. We’ve been talking a lot lately about brain health, and we’re al
Straight, No Chaser In The News: Omega-3 Supplements Do Not Protect Against Dementia
Today’s Straight, No Chaser continues our ongoing conversation about your health not being found in a (supplement) bottle. In the news is new research reaffirming that taking ome
Cardiology/Heart, Detoxification, Diet and Nutrition, Endocrine/Metabolic, Environmental, General Health and Wellness, Hematology & Oncology/Blood Disorders/Cancer, Public Health, Health Prevention
Straight, No Chaser: Reviewing (the Claims Made within) the Netflix Documentary "What The Health"
Per your request, I’ve looked at the movie “What the Health,” which apparently is all the rage and significantly promoting conversion to a vegan diet. Now I reall
Straight, No Chaser: When Fainting is Deadly
1. So can faints be deadly? Potentially. There are three separate sets of considerations. The brain can’t survive very long without adequate oxygen. Whatever caused that fai
Straight, No Chaser: You’re Way Too Comfortable With Fainting
Don’t faints seem mysterious? It’s as if your computer crashed and had to reboot. Although we never seemingly figure out why computers are so crazy, fainting (syncope) is r
Straight, No Chaser In the News – Testosterone Therapy Doubles the Risk of Heart Attacks
Over the last few days, Straight, No Chaser featured discussions of low testosterone and male menopause (which often includes low testosterone levels as a component of the
Straight, No Chaser: When Your Jaw Pain Could Be a Heart Attack
Several Straight, No Chaser posts have addressed jaw pain. We’ve separately discussed jaw trauma and TMJ syndrome. Unfortunately, that’s not the most important story of ja
Straight, No Chaser: The Health Benefits of Red Wine
It’s the weekend, and we’re coming off a lot of Straight, No Chaser posts on alcohol, so let’s just address some questions you’ve asked about the benefits of alcohol
Cardiology/Heart, Detoxification, Diet and Nutrition, General Health and Wellness, Health Prevention
Straight, No Chaser: The Health Benefits of Dark Chocolate, aka Happy Valentine's Day!
Happy Valentine’s Day! Got Dark Chocolate? As you may know if you’re a regular reader, Straight, No Chaser is big on you enjoying life and making healthy choices while doing so
Straight, No Chaser: What Will You Do If You See Someone Choking?
So … what would you do if someone around you starting choking. Or if they choked, then lost consciousness? What would you do if you choked and no one else was around? Don’t you
Straight, No Chaser: Why Are Athletes At Such Risk For Pulmonary Embolus?
Let’s begin today’s Straight, No Chaser by being sure not to overstate the case. All things being equal, young healthy individuals and superbly conditioned athletes have di
Straight, No Chaser: Pulmonary Embolus (A Blood Clot in the Lungs)
When I was a young, wide-eyed medical student, I learned that in a large number of cases, when people died from unexplained cases, the autopsies would often show the patient died f
Straight, No Chaser: Blood Clots in Your Legs – Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT)
If you’re a sports fan, you’re likely aware of the death of a 52-year-old former star of the NBA’s Portland Trailblazers, Jerome Kersey, followed two days after
Straight, No Chaser: The Tragedy of Septic Shock
There are bad days and then there are really bad days. In many ways, the occurrence of septic shock is a culmination of a lot of bad things that can happen to you. Septic shock is
Straight, No Chaser: The Danger of Shoveling Snow and Other Winter Chores
You have probably heard it said, but you’d be surprised to know how often people hurt themselves shoveling snow. Of course, this time of year, people are doing many more strenuou
Straight, No Chaser: The Holiday Heart Syndrome
There’s something about the holiday season and flickering. We’re all aware that Christmas lights are meant to do so, but did you know that your heart is more inclined to flicke
Straight, No Chaser Vlog: Hypertension: A Ticking Time Bomb
The Straight, No Chaser vlog (video blog) series presents “health care basics” to keep you safe, healthy and out of the emergency room. Straight, No Chaser has addr
Straight, No Chaser Vlog: Heart Disease
This week, the Straight, No Chaser vlog (video blog) series presents “health care basics” to keep you safe, healthy and out of the emergency room. Heart disease has been th
Straight, No Chaser: Questions About High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
High blood pressure (hypertension) is so prevalent and such a consequence of the way we live that you must already have an understanding of some basic principles if you care at al
Straight, No Chaser: High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
High blood pressure is called the silent killer. It’s common for me to see someone who thought they were ‘fine’ drop dead from its effects, never knowing it was about to happ