Good Day Health

12/17/24 - Host Doug Stephan and Dr. Ken Kronhaus of Lake Cardiology (352-735-1400) cover a number of topics, including a focus on ultra-processed foods and the risk to your health, why the American diet is killing us, an increased risk of colon cancer in our society, the importance of finding a doctor you trust and paying attention to their medical advice for you, and questioning how dirty the floors in your house are and how it affects your health (including why you shouldn’t allow shoes to be worn inside your home). Plus, an important study showed drinking sweetened beverages can increase cardiovascular disease risk, but occasionally savoring sugar refreshments does not have the same effect and, instead, and help to decreased risk of cardiovascular disease. There is good news with a breakthrough in blood clot risk that found diabetic patients taking GLP-1s are seeing the benefit in lowering their risk of blood clots. Speaking of GLP-1s, is one drug better than the other? Doug and Dr. Ken discuss. Could a h