Tuesday Talk Show's Podcast

What Are We Measuring And Why? We measure a lot of different things to find out if we have heart disease. Commonly we measure weight, blood pressure, cholesterol, and more. How good are these really for determining heart disease? We also have carotid ultrasound screenings and heart scan screenings. How good are those? Do they all measure the same thing? Which is the best? It is confusing out there in the land of heart disease detection. Join Lindsay and Gary Koyen, Ph.D. Research Scientist and Psychologist as they go into the data and discuss just what these measurements are really all about. For more information, visit www.cruxpoint.com

What is the number you really need to accurately predict your heart attack risk? There are several numbers we use, most especially cholesterol numbers. But how much do cholesterol numbers help us predict heart attack risk? Are cholesterol numbers all they are cracked out to be? Join Lindsay and Gary Koyen, Ph.D., Research Scientist and Psychologist as they discuss the data behind the value of cholesterol numbers and what is the number you REALLY need to accurately predict heart attack risk. More information visit: www.cruxpont.com

COLOGUARD is the first stool-based, at home, colorectal screening test that detects the presence of red blood cells and DNA mutations in the stool. This may indicate the presence of certain kinds of abnormal growths that may be colon cancer or precursors to cancer. The question is: How Well Does Cologuard Really Work? About 40% of people who need to be screened for colon cancer never do. Could this test be an answer? Join Lindsay and Dr. Bill Blanchet and get the answer.

This is one of the podcasts from Dr. Blanchet and Lindsay's new CD entitled, Medical Myths Debunked. We all know about getting flu shots in flu season, but there are some other vaccines that some of us may want to consider and all of us need to know about.