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The third installment of an article by heart surgeon Dwight Lundell, M.D.

Dwight Lundell, M.D. is an experienced cardiovascular and thoracic surgeon. Over the last 25 years his experience includes having performed more than 5000 coronary bypass operations, certification by the American Board of Surgery, the American Board of Thoracic Surgery, and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons.

Dr. Dwight C. Lundell  is a recognized leader in his field who has consulted and advised for a variety of leading medical device manufacturers such as Cardio Thoracic Systems, Inc. before and after it’s acquisition by Guidant Corporation. He advised St. Jude Medical on tissue valve implantation and marketing. For A-Med, Inc., he consulted on, conducted, and published the first clinical study on miniature pumps for heart support. He co-authored a clinical study validating key technology for Coalescent Surgical, which was subsequently acquired by Medtronic, Inc.

Dr. Lundell was a pioneer in “Off-Pump” heart surgery reducing surgical complications and recovery times.
He was one of the founding partners of the Lutheran Heart Hospital which became the second largest Heart hospital in U.S. and is now owned by Banner Health.

In 2003, Dr. Lundell left his successful thoracic and cardiovascular surgical practice after 25 years to open a clinic to test his theory that inflammation in the arteries was the cause of heart disease, a theory traditional medicine saw as heresy disputing the cholesterol theory.

Leaving surgery has brought  freedom, and an opportunity, to refocus his career writing books and articles, presentations, interviews and speeches to educate on inflammation and how to prevent and reverse heart disease through nutrition and lifestyle changes.

Continued from the previous post…

Let’s get back to the sweet roll. That innocent looking goody not only contains sugars, it is baked in one of many omega-6 oils such as soybean. Chips and fries are soaked in soybean oil; processed foods are manufactured with omega-6 oils for longer shelf life. While omega-6’s are essential -they are part of every cell membrane controlling what goes in and out of the cell — they must be in the correct balance with omega-3’s.

If the balance shifts by consuming excessive omega-6, the cell membrane produces chemicals called cytokines that directly cause inflammation. (more…)

Dr.  Dwight Lundell’s experience in cardiovascular and thoracic surgery over the last 25 years includes having performed over 5000 coronary bypass operations, certification by the American Board of Surgery, the American Board of Thoracic Surgery, and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons.

Dr. Lundell was a pioneer in “Off-Pump” heart surgery reducing surgical complications and recovery times.
He was one of the founding partners of the Lutheran Heart Hospital which became the second largest Heart hospital in U.S. and is now owned by Banner Health.

In 2003, Dr. Lundell left his successful thoracic and cardiovascular surgical practice after 25 years to open a clinic to test his theory that inflammation in the arteries was the cause of heart disease, a theory traditional medicine saw as heresy disputing the cholesterol theory.

Leaving surgery brought a freedom to refocus his career writing books and articles, presentations, interviews and speeches to educate on inflammation and how to prevent and reverse heart disease through nutrition and lifestyle changes.

The doctor’s findings continue  from the previous post…

Take a moment to visualize rubbing a stiff brush repeatedly over soft skin until it becomes quite red and nearly bleeding. You kept this up several times a day, every day for five years. If you could tolerate this painful brushing, you would have a bleeding, swollen infected area that became worse with each repeated injury. This is a good way to visualize the inflammatory process that could be going on in your body right now. (more…)

In 2003, Dr. Dwight C. Lundell left his successful thoracic and cardiovascular surgical practice after 25 years to open a clinic to test his theory that inflammation in the arteries was the cause of heart disease, a theory traditional medicine saw as heresy disputing the cholesterol theory.

Leaving surgery brought a freedom to refocus his career writing books and articles, presentations, interviews and speeches to educate on inflammation and how to prevent and reverse heart disease through nutrition and lifestyle changes.

He is the author of The Cure For Heart Disease and the e-book, The Great Cholesterol Lie.

What you will read next is astounding information coming from a surgeon because the surgeon’s job is to physically excise, cut out of the patient, the diseased portion of the body. Prevention is not part of the training surgeons receive.

Here the doctor explains what he has discovered about heart disease, what to do that may turn around its damaging effects.

Heart Surgeon Dwight Lundell Speaks Out On What Really Causes Heart Disease

We physicians with all our training, knowledge and authority often acquire a rather large ego that tends to make it difficult to admit we are wrong. So, here it is. I freely admit to being wrong. As a heart surgeon with 25 years experience, having performed over 5,000 open-heart surgeries, today is my day to right the wrong with medical and scientific fact. (more…)

We’ve been wondering what Savion Glover , the  choreographer, dancer and actor, has been up to lately.
Jenet Dechary, our friend who writes a  performing arts column for the Arlington, Virginia Performing Arts Examiner, provides an update.

“Tap dancer and choreographer Savion Glover, and tapper Marshall Davis, Jr., keep the beat with their feet. And they’re bringing that beat to George Mason University’s Center for the Arts on Sunday, January 20, at 7PM.

The show, titled “SoLe Sanctuary,” is a hats off to past tap masters Sammy Davis, Jr., Jimmy Slyde, and Gregory Hines, among others.

Glover, whose mentor and teacher was Gregory Hines, uses his artistry to connect tap to its African roots, working from the principle of the dancer as musical instrument.

“SoLe Sanctuary” receives its Washington, DC, area premiere at GMU following its 2011 opening at the Joyce Theatre in New York City.

Glover, who came to tap through drumming, has received acclaim for his live performances in “Black and Blue,” “Jelly’s Last Jam” and “Bring in ‘da Noise, Bring in ‘da Funk’. (more…)

Joe and Maria Cardinale have decided they’re mad as hell, and they are not taking it anymore!

“I’ve been paying for a top-of-the-line [insurance policy] for all these years. They knew I had a waterfront home. They took my money and now that I need their help, I’m not covered for anything.” ~ Joe Cardinale homeowner, on unsatisfactory insurance coverage for his family’s home by Allstate’s Deluxe Plus Homeowners Policy in an interview with the Staten Island Live web site.

The picture of the huge hole in their house is the result of the super storm, Hurricane Sandy; the storm which ravaged portions of the Caribbean, and devastated the Middle Atlantic and Northeastern states of the United States in late October 2012. (more…)

“Character is doing the right thing when nobody’s looking.
There are too many people who think that the only thing that’s right is to get by, and the only thing that’s wrong is to get caught.” ~ J.C. Watts, Jr.,  former Republican congressional representative from Oklahoma’s 4th congressional district in south-central Oklahoma and Baptist minister.

The following video shows the generous actions of one NYPD officer; it is the exception that proves the rule.

We’ve been told by unnamed sources close to beleaguered New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly he will be issuing a news release announcing a new, improved policy to be implemented immediately, rendering the previous video unexceptional:

All homeless persons found by members of the world’s largest urban police force will be provided, and forced to accept, appropriate covering,(including sleeping bags rated to minus 25 below freezing). The policy is specifically designed for those persons living on the street when the temperatures fall below 50 degrees during the the first day of October through May 1st of the following year. (more…)

The following video was found on TPM (Talking Points Memo). In this clip we see, and hear, Thomas E. Ricks as he expresses his truthful opinion when asked about the controversy surrounding the September 11, 2012, Benghazi, Libya, attack on a United States mission; it is an not embassy or consulate as has often been erroneously reported in US media.

According to Ricks, a Pulitzer Prize winning writer, and author of the new book “The Generals”, Fox News is the leader in disinformation about the incident…making a mountain out of a molehill. As you view the video note how the anchorman, Jon Scott, stumbles and gives a very poor delivery of the introduction of the guest and the questions. We believe the Fox News staff suspected Mr. Ricks might be an honest guest;  a guest who would likely  be giving responses during the interview contrary to the Fox News mantra…watch…

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According to the web site for the project One Billion Rising,

“ONE IN THREE WOMEN ON THE PLANET WILL BE RAPED OR BEATEN IN HER LIFETIME.
ONE BILLION WOMEN VIOLATED IS AN ATROCITY.”

On Thursday night, November 22, 2012, the ABC television network broadcast award winning director Spike Lee”s documentary celebrating the 25th anniversary of the late Michael Jackson’s seminal album “BAD”.

On a September weekend in Canada, during the Toronto Film Festival, cinephiles saw the debut of the documentary,”Bad 25″, about the making of the album directed by Lee. Included in the film story promoted along with the 25th anniversary re-release of the album, are people who knew and worked with the King of Pop; they provide inspiring details about the genius of the man displayed when recording the album’s songs and accompanying music videos. There are interviews with artists like Mariah Carey, Kanye West, Justin Bieber, Cee Lo Green, Chris Brown, and Questlove; they speak of Jackson as fans of the entertainer as well as fellow musicians.

We love Michael Jackson and we find it difficult still to accept, nearly three and a half years following his death, he’s no longer here to share his gift with us. (more…)

There was a time in the U.S. when we believed the child labor abuses were a thing of the past. Even the mention of the phrase “child labor” brought to mind nineteenth century sweatshops in New York City’s Lower Manhattan or visions of youngsters pulling plows or harvesting crops on farm acreage found in the agricultural centers of other locations.

NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit found children working a full day in the fields picking, trimming and cultivating fresh fruits and vegetables. The children often work nine to ten hours a day in temperatures of 100 degrees or more. (more…)