Dr. Paddy Barrett

JANUARY 23, 2024

It kills almost twice as many people globally when compared to all cancers combined. Share While the average Western male and female will develop advanced coronary artery disease by age 55 and 66, respectively, 85% of the Tsimane tribe population over 40 had no evidence of advanced atherosclerosis 2.

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Physiologically Speaking

APRIL 10, 2024

Exercise and Coronary Atherosclerosis | Circulation There are a few pieces of evidence, however, that can give endurance athletes some reassurance that they’re not headed to an early grave. In addition, rates of cardiovascular disease and cancer in high-performing athletes are 27% and 40% lower, respectively, than in non-athletes.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

JULY 12, 2024

Just like cigarette smoking, the risk of lung cancer does not arise from having smoked 40 cigarettes in one day but more so from the total number smoked over a lifetime. A higher cumulative LDL cholesterol exposure equals a higher likelihood of plaque in the coronary arteries, known as atherosclerosis. Heart attacks kill people.

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