By: Samuel J. Stagg III, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.A.C.P. Approximately one out of two of us will die of heart disease or stroke. Finding out which factors cause these diseases is crucial to prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of our most serious health risk.1 In the early 1960s, the initial results from the Framingham Heart Study2gave us an initial glimpse into the …
Breastfeeding: Fighting Heart Disease for Mom and Baby
Breast milk is well known to be one of the best sources of nutrition for baby. Now, recent studies are showing that mom’s milk can also be an excellent option for fighting heart disease in both mom and baby. One of the leading causes of heart disease is a high amount of fat or cholesterol in the blood. This fat …