Prevention With Joel Kahn, MD

Cardiology

Dr. Kahn is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Michigan School of Medicine. He practices cardiology in Detroit, is a clinical professor of medicine at Wayne State University School of Medicine, and specializes in vegan nutrition and heart disease reversal.


Your Plastic Takeout Container May Be Harming You

Dear readers,

The buzzword in the science world for the last few years has been microplastics, and now a new study highlights the potential harm of chemicals from carryout containers contaminating our food. Bring your own glass container. The American Heart Association’s Life’s Essential 8 for patients with hypertension helps describe the mortality risk of high blood pressure. Water-based cooking beats grilling, frying, and BBQing for health. A Yale study on immunologic patterns after the COVID-19 vaccine created a buzz worldwide, showing long-term negative effects of the vaccine.

Vitamin E helps heal liver disease. Longevity foods were again shown to be nuts, legumes, and other plant foods. Checking and lowering homocysteine (with B-complex vitamins) is worthwhile, and a new study relates homocysteine to heart failure risk. Finally, a database from Harvard favors olive oil over butter and margarine for long-term weight control. This is interesting.

Be well,

Joel Kahn, MD, FACC


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    • Higher intake of nuts, whole grains, fruits, vegetables, and fish was associated with a lower risk of all-cause mortality, whereas increased intake of both processed and unprocessed red meat and sugar-sweetened beverages was associated with a higher all-cause mortality risk. Greater consumption of legumes and white meat was more frequently associated with lower mortality, while a non-significant increase in the risk of mortality was attributed to added sugars, eggs, and refined grains.