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Heart Health & Screening
Articles about cholesterol, ApoB, CAC and CCTA testing, plaque, cardiovascular risk, screening, and prevention.
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Why CAC Matters in the Statin Conversation
CAC, statins and absolute risk: Dr. Tro reflects on recent research and why treatment decisions should start with the individual patient.
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Ezetimibe More Effective on a Ketogenic Diet
Study proposes a novel insulin-centered mechanism for ketogenic diet-associated hypercholesteremia and highlights a potential new approach to lipid management TOWARD Health is proud to announce the publication of…
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Understanding CAC Scans & Heart Disease Risk
What is a Calcium Score? In order to understand what a calcium score is, we must first understand how heart attacks occur. The initial stage of heart disease…
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A New Era for Menopausal Hormone Therapy
At TOWARD, we have been helping women navigate menopause with science-backed hormone therapy and whole-person lifestyle care long before the FDA initiated removal of the black-box warning from…
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Does a Low-Carbohydrate, High-Fat Diet Increase Heart Risk? A Critical Look at the UK Biobank Study
A 2024 UK Biobank study reported that people classified as eating a low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet had higher LDL cholesterol, higher apolipoprotein B, and more major cardiovascular events than…
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Prediabetes Is an Early Warning, Not the Beginning
The word prediabetes sounds reassuring. It sounds like a problem that has not started yet—a distant risk that may matter someday. That is not what the diagnosis means.…
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Outlining the Impact of Low-Carb Diets on Cholesterol
A new paper recently co-authored by Dr. Tro Kalayjian, DO, found that having lower BMI and a lower TG/HDL ratio was associated with larger increases in LDL when beginning a…
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Added Sugar, Blood Glucose, and Type 2 Diabetes: What You Need to Know
Understanding the difference between added sugar and blood glucose is a useful starting point for anyone learning about insulin resistance, prediabetes or type 2 diabetes. Added sugar affects…
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High Blood Pressure and Metabolic Health: What the Numbers Mean and What Helps
High blood pressure often causes no obvious symptoms, but over time it can damage blood vessels and increase the risk of heart attack, stroke, heart failure, kidney disease…
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What Is Metabolic Syndrome?
Metabolic syndrome is not a single disease. It is a group of related warning signs that tend to appear together and increase the risk of type 2 diabetes,…
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Understanding Cholesterol, Lipids, and Cardiovascular Risk
Cholesterol results can feel confusing. One number may rise while another improves. A person may lose weight, lower their blood sugar, and reduce their triglycerides—yet still see their…
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Hypertriglyceridemia Can be Reversed by Ketogenic Diet & Intermittent Fasting.
A case series recently co-authored by Dr. Tro Kalayjian, DO, suggests hypertriglyceridemia can be reversed through the implementation of a very-low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet and intermittent fasting. The manuscript…
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