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Does Stress Cause Heart Disease?

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Does stress cause heart disease? The short answer is ‘ Yes ’ But if you want to know why and what you can do about it, you should read the rest of this article. But What About Stress & Heart Disease? Stress causes heart disease. +PS First, let’s define some terms.

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How To Reduce The Risk Of Heart Disease If You Have Insulin Resistance.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Coronary artery disease is caused by the retention of a cholesterol particle in the artery wall. But if a retained cholesterol particle is the spark. There are many things you want to avoid to prevent heart disease, but type 2 diabetes and extreme insulin resistance needs to be right up there at the top of that list.

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Beating the Odds: Inside the Tribe with a Near-Zero Rate of Heart Disease.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. Over 80% of early heart disease is preventable. But most people have not heard of one of the Tsimane Tribe in Bolivia, which has some of the lowest rates of heart disease in the world. (As The average Non-HDL cholesterol for western populations is 3.6

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Finally – the end (of the trial process)

Dr. Malcolm Kendrick

Which is five years and nine months after the articles in the Mail on Sunday were published. And you will note that Barney Calman, the gentleman – and I use this word loosely – who devised and wrote the articles has remained tight lipped. Firstly, the articles were clearly a hatchet job designed to destroy my reputation.

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What To Do If You Have An Early Family History Of Heart Disease

Dr. Paddy Barrett

If you have an early family history of heart disease, there are specific steps you need to take to define if you have an increased risk and what to do about it. Heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide, and the probability of someone in your family having heart disease is likely to be high.

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10 Things You Can Do To Improve Your Heart Health

Dr. Paddy Barrett

During each consultation with a patient, I would have to explain certain topics related to heart health, and I found myself repeating them over and over. What is a normal cholesterol? What is heart disease? I have now written over 110 articles, and my initial nine newsletter subscribers have grown to over 20,000.

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Access Ends Tonight

Dr. Paddy Barrett

He doesn't read every article but reads most of them. When we were out for dinner, he asked me for the main things he needed to know about preventing heart disease. What causes heart disease? What lifestyle measures should he use to lower his LDL cholesterol and reduce his blood pressure? He’s busy.