Loneliness – as lethal for body as it is for mind
Loneliness – the word reeks of sadness and longing. Language created it to express the pain of being alone. So said German-American existentialist philosopher and [more]
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Obesity? Forget the fats, it’s the carbs, stupid, says cardiologist
What does obesity have to do with hearts? Lots. Icelandic cardiologist Dr Axel Sigurdsson spoke recently at a meeting mostly of cardiologists and endocrinologists. He [more]
Want to live forever? Pop over to Iceland
By Marika Sboros Its title is one of Queen’s greatest hits: Who wants to live forever. The annual conference of the Icelandic Health Symposium (IHS) [more]
Low-carb for fatty liver? No-brainer! says cardiologist
It’s a killer disease you can’t catch even as its tentacles spread across the globe. It is called NAFLD – non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. That [more]
Hearts and age: It’s not just the cholesterol, stupid!
Heart disease is not from a deficiency of statins, as some heart specialists seem to believe. Top Icelandic cardiologist Dr Axel Sigurdsson isn’t one of [more]
Will LCHF trigger a new heart disease epidemic?
Low-carb, high-fat (LCHF) diets will give you a heart attack. At least, that’s what doctors who endorse the so-called diet-heart hypothesis will tell you. That [more]