To Test or Not to Test? Understanding COVID-19 Testing

Mark Menolascino MD, MS Have you had COVID-19 and not know it?  SARS CoV-2 causes a disease called COVID -19 (for Corona Virus Disease started in 2019) similar to the influenza virus causing the flu. COVID-19 has infected over 2,000,000...

Don’t just avoid COVID-19 – Defeat It!

Mark Menolascino MD, MS Today is April Fool’s day but you could not make up a headline more fearful than the COVID-19 virus that has brought us to our new normal-no school, no work, social distancing and social isolating.  A...

Coronavirus Update: A Strong Defense is Your Best Offense!

Mark Menolascino MD, MS During the 2003 SARS infection outbreak in the US, I was working in the ICU in Phoenix, Arizona and we had every bed full-on 4 ICU floors and had to borrow older equipment and open another...

MitoQ – Your Immune System’s Best Friend: A Strong Defense is Your Best Offense!

  Mitochondria are one of the most important components of a cell. Without them, many crucial biochemical processes to strengthen your immune system would not happen. They control how food and oxygen are converted into energy and also send messages to...

The Best iPhone App for Fighting Inflammation

Rather than planning to be healthy in the future, why not get healthy now?

Rather than planning to be healthy in the future, why not get healthy now? Good health requires long-term maintenance- not fad diets or bursts of caring about your health. The best step you can take in your journey to wellness...

Dirty Dozen

12 Most Contaminated (Always buy organic) Apples Celery Strawberries Peaches Spinach Nectarines - imported Grapes - imported Sweet bell peppers Potatoes Blueberries Lettuce Kale/collard greens   15 Clean/Least Contaminated (OK to buy conventional) Onions Sweet corn Pineapples Avocado Asparagus Sweet peas ...

Cholesterol, Statins, Surgery, and Other Myths About Heart Disease 27

This topic is from my newest book, please click here to get the book and several powerful bonuses to support your health journey: http://heartsolutionforwomen.com Just when you think you know what’s good (or bad) for you, someone comes along and debunks...

The Silent Killer of Women!

Throughout the ages, women have been overlooked in some very important arenas. While you wouldn’t expect the sound logic and reasoning of science and research to be among those, studies on heart disease and heart attacks have typically focused...

24 Hours of Ideas to Help Get Your Heart Happy and Healthy.

Let’s face it. Your body doesn’t care what you plan on doing. It lives with the repercussions of all of yesterday’s decisions ...and today’s. Planning on waiting to put into place your New Year’s Resolution of taking better care of yourself...