Cardiovascular Health
Dr. Traub carefully evaluates an individual’s cardiovascular risk factors, medical history, and overall health status when creating personalized recommendations to prevent and treat cardiovascular disease and optimize cardiovascular health. A complete cardiovascular risk assessment includes the measurement of blood pressure, lipids, blood sugar, C Reactive Protein, homocysteine, fibrinogen, lipoprotein(a) and other indicated tests.
Common risk factors and conditions that Dr. Traub may address:
Preventative treatment approaches to cardiovascular disease focus on reducing risk factors and promoting healthy behaviors to prevent the development of cardiovascular disease. Treatments may include lifestyle and dietary modifications, exercise, nutritional supplements, botanical medicine, IV therapy, and pharmaceutical therapy. Dr. Traub contributed a chapter on the naturopathic treatment of cardiovascular disease to the textbook “Integrative Cardiology.”
High cholesterol is a condition that can have serious consequences for your health, but it's usually easy to correct with the right lifestyle choices.
One way you might be able help reduce risk of cardiovascular complications from high cholesterol would be by eating more fruits and vegetables which are full of nutrients like vitamin C!
If you have high cholesterol, it's important to know the signs and symptoms of this common medical condition. High levels can lead not only to complications like heart disease, but also to a decreased ability to absorb certain vitamins due to age-related changes in digestion or poor dietary habits over time.
If these warning signals appear then there are steps we should take before they become dangerous conditions.