Certain genes have been associated with an increased risk of strokes and heart attacks. Researchers have studied whether people with some of these genes can lower their risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) with dietary changes. They can. Continue reading
Tag Archives: cholesterol
What Does Dr. Sukol Eat?
Folks make a lot of assumptions about what I eat. In recent weeks it’s been announced (in my presence, and not by me) that I eat vegan, as well as Paleo, that I follow Weight Watchers, and that I’m just lucky, whatever that is, so I can eat whatever I want. In a funny way, this last part is true; I do eat whatever I want. It’s just not what you might think I want. At the grocery store, you can watch my neighbors taking nonchalant peeks into my grocery cart. So I’m going to spare you the trouble and explain it myself, right here and now. Continue reading
Everything You Need to Know About Your Cholesterol
Every once in a while, a friend thrusts their latest cholesterol lab results in front of me and asks a barrage of questions:
“What do you think of these results, are they okay?”
“My doctor said the HDL is too low.”
“Why are my triglycerides so high?”
“What should the LDL be?”
“And why is the total so high if the individual numbers are good?”
This week we’re talking about what your cholesterol profile results mean, and how to make them better. Continue reading
Should I Be Drinking Whole Milk?
After medical school, my friend Brian moved to Baltimore and became a pain management specialist. He wrote to ask my opinion about the newly re-constituted controversy about whole milk vs. skim milk. In Brian’s pain management practice, he has noticed that diabetic and pre-diabetic patients seem to struggle with more pain and arthritis than patients without these diagnoses.