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Heart-Smart Living

By Michael J. Blaha, MD, MPH
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America’s Fitness Report Card: Grade F

Considering that most people spend countless hours either sitting at the computer or watching TV, it’s easy to imagine carving out a little time for exercise... right?  More »

Secondhand Smoke - Riskier than Cholesterol?

Secondhand Smoke – Riskier than Cholesterol? A startling headline came to my attention the other day: “Secondhand smoke is riskier than cholesterol.” Could this be tr  More »

When Is Chest Pain Really Heart Pain?

One of the most difficult problems for people is to separate “real” chest pain from “copycat” chest pain.  More »

The Mediterranean Diet: The Best Diet for Your Heart

A diet is the entire common-sense framework that underpins and reinforces one’s eating habits.  More »

Surprising Weight-Loss Myths

Our lives are full of weight-loss “advice.” Television infomercials are constantly pitching new diets and new exercise videos.  More »

Men's Health: What is Low Testosterone?

Many of my male patients have questions about testosterone. Specifically, do they need more of it?  More »

Is Smoking Really That Bad?

Yes, smoking is that bad. And yet sometimes I find it hard to communicate to my patients just how bad smoking is.  More »

Is “Broken Heart Syndrome” Real?

In 2005, some Johns Hopkins researchers made waves when the New England Journal of Medicine published their scientific article detailing “Broken Heart Syndrome” on Valentine’s Day.  More »

HDL—The Good Cholesterol?

HDL is the so-called “good” cholesterol. Like Lance Armstrong, HDL has been a hot topic in the news recently—also for all the wrong reasons.  More »

Holiday Eating and Weight Gain

Holiday weight gain. You watch on your scales at home as the extra pounds start creeping up every year at this time. And every year I see it among the heart patients in my clinic, too.  More »

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