MEDICAL COMPASS
Medical Compass: Lowdown on preventing diverticular disease
Increasing fiber may reduce risk
By David Dunaief, M.D.
Many patients say they have been diagnosed with diverticulitis, but this is a misnomer. Diverticulitis is actually...
Medical Compass: Diet’s effects on cataracts
Lowering your meat intake may reduce cataract risk
By David Dunaief, M.D.
Cataracts affect a substantial portion of the U.S. population. In fact, 24.4 million people...
Medical Compass: Lower sodium to protect your kidneys
High sodium’s impact extends beyond hypertension
By David Dunaief, M.D.
By now, most of us have been hit over the head with the fact that too...
Medical Compass: Weighing prehypertension treatment options
Left untreated, high blood pressure has long-term health consequences
By David Dunaief, M.D.
We have focused a large amount of effort on the treatment and prevention...
Medical Compass: Where’s the fiber?
Fiber has powerful effects on disease prevention and reversal
By David Dunaief, M.D.
Many people worry about getting enough protein, when they really should be concerned...
Medical Compass: Making your New Year’s resolutions stick
By David Dunaief, M.D.
It is now the second week in January, and most of us have made a New Year’s resolution – or many...
Medical Compass: Reducing your heart attack risk
Maintaining your mobility is crucial
We have made great strides in reducing mortality from heart attacks. When we compare cardiovascular disease — heart disease and...
Medical Compass: Are heart attack symptoms different for men and women?
As many as 35 percent of heart attacks may present without chest pain
By David Dunaief, M.D.
Heart disease is the most common chronic disease in...
Medical Compass: Sugar and spice and diabetes
Fresh fruit and cinnamon may reduce risk
By David Dunaief, M.D.
What causes Type 2 diabetes? It would seem like an obvious answer: obesity, right? Well,...
Medical Compass: Consequences of trans ischemic attacks
Speedy diagnosis and treatment improves outcomes
By David Dunaief, M.D.
TIA (transient ischemic attack) is sometimes referred to as a “mini-stroke.” This is a disservice since...
