Why Half of Heart Attacks Still Surprise Us

The Four Pillars: A Temple for Your Healthspan

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How to Interpret Your Home Blood Pressure Results: What Your MyBP Numbers Actually Mean

A week of home blood pressure readings tells a far more accurate story than a single clinic measurement. Learn how to interpret your MyBP [https://vat-trap-tools.vercel.app/mybp] results, understand what the categories mean, recognise when lifestyle changes are enough, and know when it may be time to discuss treatment with your GP. Read full article [https://www.vat-trap.com/post/interpret-blood-pressure]

VAT Brain

Your belly fat isn't just threatening your heart — it's actively damaging your brain. Visceral adipose tissue drives the insulin resistance, inflammation and vascular damage that accelerate dementia, stroke and Parkinson's disease, often decades before symptoms appear. The hopeful part: every step in that chain is, in principle, reversible. https://www.vat-trap.com/post/vat-brain

Is coronary artery calcification good or bad?

Coronary calcium screening has evolved from expensive research tool to mainstream risk assessment, but fixation on Agatston scores obscures sophisticated plaque analysis. Zero calcium cannot exclude disease in younger patients, while elevated scores demand intensive prevention regardless of traditional risk calculations. Full article [https://www.vat-trap.com/nakedheart/blog/coronary-calcium-evolution]

The VAT Trap: Understanding the Metabolic Doom Loop

Most metabolic problems start years before symptoms appear. Visceral fat creates a self-perpetuating cycle of inflammation and insulin resistance that drives diabetes, heart disease, and weight gain. Understanding this doom loop is the first step to breaking free from it and restoring metabolic health. Read the blog [https://www.vat-trap.com/post/metabolic-doom-loop]