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Dr. David Williams answers your questions about heart health.

Although there are many drugs available to control high blood pressure, the one most commonly prescribed is a diuretic. Some of the problems associated with diuretics include loss of too much sodium, potassium, and magnesium.

Like most health problems, impaired circulation can result from dozens of factors. Treating the problem with “blood thinners”—natural or otherwise—may provide relief, but they’re really not the “cure.” If you want to stop the problem of impaired circulation in its tracks, you have to treat it at a much deeper level. 

If you experience and live through a heart attack, limiting further damage to your heart and recovery are your primary concerns. Thankfully, there are several substances you can add to your supplement regimen to help.

The most common treatments for lowering cholesterol are statin drugs and bile acid sequestrants. While these drugs are effective at lowering cholesterol, both may lead to serious side effects.

The elimination of gluten from the diet is probably one of the most powerful techniques you can use to lower cholesterol naturally.

If you have high blood pressure, your diet is one of the primary ways by which you can lower your blood pressure numbers without medication.

Excess carbohydrates from sweets and grains—particularly wheat—are generally the cause of high triglyceride levels.

One of the best and least expensive tools to increase HDL is niacin.

The textbook definition of normal blood pressure has changed over the years. These guidelines will help you know if yours may be too high.

High blood pressure, or hypertension, has become so prevalent in our society that it's perceived as a minor problem. Nothing could be further from the truth. High blood pressure contributes to atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease.

I believe in lowering cholesterol because the diet and lifestyle habits that cause high cholesterol levels are directly linked to heart disease. By reducing your cholesterol, you’ll be attacking bigger and more fundamental health issues.

Not everyone will react the same way when taking nattokinase; differences may be from interactions with other supplements or drugs, such as warfarin.

Trying to reduce the niacin flush with aspirin or Benadryl may compromise niacin’s beneficial effects on the heart.

There are probably a hundred or more causes of high blood pressure (hypertension), but five of the most common are your heart, kidneys, blood vessels, stress level, and thyroid.

Because high cholesterol is a “risk marker” for atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease, the best way to lower your cholesterol level is to lower your risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Here are some actions you should take.

Eating foods that lower blood pressure and supplementing with blood pressure–friendly nutrients are effective ways to lower your blood pressure naturally. However, you can further reduce blood pressure by making some simple changes to your lifestyle.

The blockage of a major artery will usually get everyone’s attention and require significant intervention. However, there are natural substances that you can take to help combat these arterial blockages, and in some cases, clear them altogether. Here are a few that I recommend.

When we talk about LDL and HDL cholesterol, we’re actually talking about the different types of proteins that carry the cholesterol molecules. LDL is considered to be “bad” cholesterol while HDL is thought of as the “good” cholesterol.

These nutrients are recommended to improve your cardiovascular health and promote healthy cholesterol levels.

If your cholesterol levels are high, it is being caused by a deeper underlying imbalance somewhere in your body—and if you can correct that situation, you can reduce your cholesterol numbers.

Constant fatigue and elevated LDL cholesterol levels are all signs of hypothyroidism (an underactive thyroid gland).

You won't reduce your cholesterol level by consuming less of it in your diet, but food can be very effective in helping lower your numbers. Here are five foods that can help you get started.

I recommend trying natural treatments to lower your blood pressure before using any type of costly (and potentially dangerous) prescription medication. There are three ways to lower blood pressure naturally: diet, lifestyle, and targeted nutrients.