Gut Molecules Predict Heart Attacks

9 molecules made by your gut bacteria predict whether you'll have a heart attack. And your cardiologist isn't testing for any of them.

As a medical school professor, I've watched cardiology focus on cholesterol for decades. But a massive new PLOS Medicine study just identified 9 specific gut microbe metabolites that predict coronary heart disease risk.

The scope: th... https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1004750

#GutHealth #HeartDisease #Microbiome #MetabolicHealth #Longevity

I asked experts which cooking oil is ‘healthiest’ — one emerged as the standout option

There are so many cooking oils to choose from, but not all of them are as…
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Sleep apnea + metabolic syndrome = 3X the heart attack risk.

And almost nobody is screening for this combination.

As a medical school professor, I've watched us treat these conditions in separate silos for decades. A new study in Sleep Medicine followed 1,115 sleep apnea patients and found the combination is devastating.

The numbers tell the story:
- Sleep apnea alone: 7.5% had a major cardia... https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41833185/

#SleepApnea #MetabolicSyndrome #HeartDisease #MetabolicHealth #Longevity

Pharmacies run out of meningitis vaccine as number of cases increases

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Tim Spector names surprising high-fibre snack that could lower heart disease risk

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Devoted dad suffers heart attack while playing football with his two children

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CKM Syndrome (90% of Americans)

A condition affects nearly 90% of American adults -- and 9 out of 10 have never heard of it.

It's called CKM syndrome: Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic syndrome. The AHA just defined it, with the first clinical guidelines coming in 2026.

When heart disease, kidney disease, diabetes, and obesity overlap, the risk of heart attack, stroke, and heart f... https://newsroom.heart.org/news/about-9-in-10-havent-heard-of-condition-that-affects-nearly-90-of-u-s-adults

#CKMSyndrome #MetabolicHealth #HeartDisease #DiabetesPrevention #HealthLongevitySecrets

Kiki Shepard dead: Baywatch star dies age 74 after a five-decade career

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Meningitis symptoms IN FULL as two dead and 11 in hospital after horror Kent outbreak

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Photo on mum's iPhone hid clue about death after she never woke up from night out

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