High Cholesterol and Heart Disease Correlation According to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), more than 13 million American adults have coronary artery disease(CHD), and almost 500,000 die from it each year. One cause of CHD is high cholesterol. Someone once said “Experience is the hardest teacher. It gives you the test first […]
Family History
One fad does not fit all with high cholesterol.No one argues the importance of heart health, and you’ve probably heard nutrition advice ranging from “no more than 1 egg per year if it’s a special occasion” to “eat a minimum of 1 pound of grass-fed butter per day.” How are such contradictory recommendations possible? They’re […]
Family
Partnering for Better OutcomesIn autumn 2004, my husband and I had been dating a few months when I begged him to drive me to the ER with unrelenting intense pain in my side. The next thing I remember, a surgeon announces I need an emergency cholecystectomy. I was 23, in agonizing pain, and unprepared. No […]
Doctor Appointments
Turn Medication Adherence to Medication Dedication, but How?Looking at my prescriptions lined up on the counter, I realized although they’re written by my doctors for good reason, I don’t always take them as directed on a consistent basis. For whatever reason, I subconsciously assign importance to each based on my perception of the severity of […]
Digital Health
Autoimmune diseases occur when the body gets confused and the immune system attacks its own organs, tissues, and cells. According to the National Institute of Health (NIH), there are more than 80 identified autoimmune diseases that affect between 23.5 -50 million Americans and the prevalence continues to rise. In my immediate family alone we cover type 1 diabetes, celiac […]
Allergies
Jerry Elprin 
Michelle Riffer