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Cardiovascular

Hyperlipidemia

Overview and Risk Factors Hyperlipidemia is characterized by elevated concentrations of circulating lipids, increasing the risk of atherosclerosis and other serious conditions. Specific classes of hyperlipidemia include hyperlipoproteinemia, elevated very low-density lipoprotein...
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Cardiovascular

Deep Venous Thrombosis

Overview and Risk Factors Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) leads to approximately 600,000 hospitalizations per year in the United States. Although it most often occurs in the lower extremities, DVT can also develop in the upper extremities, especially in patients with indwelling...
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Cardiovascular, Cardiovascular

Abolishing Heart Disease

The truth be told, coronary artery disease, the most common form of heart disease which is responsible for heart attacks need never exist and if it does exist, it need never progress.  How can one make that statement when coronary disease is the leading killer of women and men in western...
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Cardiovascular, Cardiovascular

Reversing Heart Disease with Diet

I would like to introduce you to my friend Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, Jr., a man you will be hearing a lot more about in coming years. Having won a gold medal (Yale Crew team) in the 1956 Olympics, Dr. Esselstyn quickly advanced to a distinguished career in surgery at the renowned Cleveland Clinic...
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Cardiovascular

Venous Insufficiency and Varicosities

Overview and Risk Factors Chronic venous insufficiency is a common clinical problem, whose presentation ranges from mildly unsightly veins to recurrent cellulitis and ulceration requiring frequent hospitalizations. An estimated 25% of the U.S. adult population has some degree of...
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Cardiovascular

Coronary Heart Disease

Overview and Risk Factors Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the most common cause of death for both men and women in Western countries and is increasingly prevalent in developing countries. Also called coronary artery disease, this atherosclerotic process includes injury to arterial...
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Cardiovascular

Hypertension

Overview and Risk Factors Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, including coronary heart disease and stroke, as well as for end-stage renal disease and peripheral vascular disease. The World Health Organization has identified hypertension as the most...
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Cardiovascular

Heart Failure

Overview and Risk Factors   Heart failure is the inability of the heart to deliver adequate oxygen to the body’s peripheral tissues. Primarily a disease of elderly persons, heart failure affects more than 5 million Americans. It can develop in anyone with a history of...
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by T. Colin Campbell, PhD

For almost 50 years, I have designed and directed large research projects in the areas of nutrition and health.  As a result of this experience, I have come to realize that most nutrition and health information is very misleading. It is no coincidence that we now have a health care crisis which is very expensive and which compromises the quality of life for millions of Americans and others living on a Western-style diet. . . READ FULL STATEMENT >>

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Sometimes the most elegant solution is the most simple. Why plant-based nutrition? Why not? Why develop heart disease? Cancer? Diabetes? The epidemic of chronic, degenerative disease that is sweeping the western world can not only be stopped, it can be reversed. The power lies in the hands of the consumer, in the choices we make about what to put on our plates.