| Cardiovascular Disease | 31 Mar 2008 |
| What is Cardiovascular Disease and What Are Its Risk Factors? by Dr. Schneider | |
Dr. Robert Schneider, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.A.B.M.R., is an NIH-funded medical researcher and author of Total Heart Health: How to Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease with the Maharishi Vedic Approach to Health (Basic Health Publications, 2006). Here he answers questions on cardiovascular disease and its risk factors.
Q: How dangerous is cardiovascular disease?
Dr. Schneider: Cardiovascular Disease is quite simply the #1 cause of death in the world today, according to the WHO World Health Report. In reviewing the relative causes of mortality in developed nations, including the United States,

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