Mastering Heart Health: All About CIMT Ultrasound

What is a CIMT ultrasound and what does it look for? CIMT (Carotid Intima Media Thickness) ultrasound is a simple, FDA-approved way to assess the health of your arteries and detect early atherosclerosis (i.e. plaque) without any radiation exposure. Using an ultrasound in the office, we look at the arteries in your neck and measure…

Mastering Heart Health: Your Complete Guide to Prevention, Part 5 (Supplements and Medications)

Hello and welcome to my last article in this series on heart health — supplements and medications.  I see supplements and medications as essentially the same thing: taking something (pill, powder, or injection) to improve your health in some way. By looking at it like this, supplements are just weaker versions of medications. Decisions around what…