by Dr. Carla Hightower | Feb 4, 2019 | Recommendations & Thoughts
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S. Often, heart attacks occur without warning. Conventional medical interventions can be lifesaving in a crisis, but they do not actually prevent or reverse heart disease. Ultimately, for a healthy heart, we need to...
by Dr. Carla Hightower | Feb 23, 2016 | Eat delicious food
The Standard American Diet (SAD) created an epidemic of people experiencing high cholesterol and heart disease. But, you can dramatically lower your cholesterol by changing the food you eat. Cholesterol is harmful because it causes inflammation and forms plaques in...
by Dr. Carla Hightower | Jan 20, 2016 | Recommendations & Thoughts
Whether or not you need a cholesterol-lowering statin medication depends on the type of food you eat. High cholesterol is a choice you make at breakfast, lunch, and dinner. In most cases, you can markedly lower your cholesterol by changing what you eat. In your body,...
