Ever hear of the LES – the lower esophageal sphincter? If you have heartburn, your problem is likely self-inflicted harm to your LES… Heartburn actually has nothing to do with the heart and everything to do with your… Continue Reading
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Ice Water with Meals? Think Twice
Sit down in most any American restaurant and it won’t take but a minute or two before a restaurant staffer automatically plunks down a tall glass of free ice water. According to Ayurveda, India’s 5,000-year-old medicine and lifestyle tradition,… Continue Reading
Don’t Take That Drug Without the Right Supplement
In my early days as a cardiologist, I treated a woman named Charlotte for high blood pressure. As was (and still is) the medical standard, I prescribed a diuretic. Three days later and in a panic, she called… Continue Reading