Cardiovascular Disease

Can being exposed to heat help your memory, and reduce your risk for Alzheimeras disease?

If you follow us regularly you saw that the stress of high heat as in sauna use provided protection against cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular disease…

Didrik Sopler, Ph.D., L.Ac.March 31, 2020

General Health

Do normal LDL cholesterol levels protect us from cardiovascular disease?

The correct term for LDL is Low-Density Lipoprotein and it is also called the “bad cholesterol” because LDL tends to create plaque in the arteries…

Didrik Sopler, Ph.D., L.Ac.March 31, 2020

General Health

Do you know about this important cardiovascular risk factor?

This post is about a cardiovascular risk factor you may not have heard about, even though it may be one of the most important…

Didrik Sopler, Ph.D., L.Ac.March 30, 2020

General Health

Reasons for eating a plant based diet

There are many reasons why eating a plant based diet makes sense. This research included 131, 342 participants. Of this, 85 013 were women (64.7%) and…

Didrik Sopler, Ph.D., L.Ac.March 30, 2020

General Health

This function is involved in a variety conditions from viral diseases to heart disease, stroke and diabetes

Vascular endothelial cells line the entire circulatory system, from the heart to the smallest capillaries. The endothelium is the inner layer of the blood vessels…

Didrik Sopler, Ph.D., L.Ac.March 30, 2020

Diet

Not only what we eat but how the food is prepared can either help us or hurt us

Advanced glycation end products are compounds that can be found in food and they also can be formed when the food is cooked. Glycation…

Didrik Sopler, Ph.D., L.Ac.March 30, 2020

General Health

What type of protein is best if you want to live longer?

Does the source of protein really matter as long as we get an adequate supply? That’s exactly what the researchers of the following study…

Didrik Sopler, Ph.D., L.Ac.March 30, 2020

General Health

Decrease blood pressure and cardiovascular risk by affecting this nerve

You don’t need any equipment or take any pills to decrease blood pressure and cardiovascular risk. When a broad range of indicators of vagal function…

Didrik Sopler, Ph.D., L.Ac.March 30, 2020