In the book written by Dr. Tim, he describes multiple models of heart disease outside of high blood pressure and cholesterol models. One will be highlighted here; the others are discussed in the book and on our blogs.

American men and women are dying at an alarming rate from heart disease, which means the current health care model may be ineffective to say the least. Hypothyroidism, a condition in which the thyroid is under functioning, and is most commonly found during routine blood work, is an unknown risk factor for heart disease. A sizable portion of the patients suffering from high cholesterol and triglycerides (fat) do not know the correlation between low functioning thyroid and heart disease. In hypothyroidism, both the production and breakdown of fats are slowed, but the breakdown of fat is significantly slower than the creation, which often results in higher total cholesterol, triglycerides and LDL. Anytime a person presents with elevated cholesterol, the thyroid function must he checked.

Other possible causes of cardiovascular disease are infections, blood sugar imbalances, adrenal burnout/fatigue, diabetes, insulin resistance and many others. If you are suffering from high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease, or want to prevent heart disease, schedule an appointment to find out what might be missing before it's too late. In order to truly prevent heart disease you must explore each model and their associated risk factors. True prevention is found by looking for the root cause of the symptoms and not just by treating the symptoms (blood pressure and cholesterol).