Women and Heart Disease

While many women, and far too many doctors, apparently still do not know it, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the number one killer of women; and has been since 1984. Out of the one million individuals that die from heart disease each year in the U.S., more than half...

Seven Myths About Cholesterol

Most people today think they know what cholesterol is, where it comes from, and what it does.  If you follow the popular media or most diet books, cholesterol is a deadly poison that comes from food which clogs arteries and causes heart attacks.  Like most things...

Obesity, Heart Disease and IMT testing

HeartSmart IMT and the “Biggest Loser” HeartSmart IMT  technology was used as part of the extensive cardiovascular pre-screening performed on all of the contestants  on NBC’s “The Biggest Loser” television series.    The goal was to...