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Are You Ready for the 2 Biggest Health Threats You Face?

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Are You Ready for the 2 Biggest Health Threats You Face?
Keep Alzheimer's at bay with a diet that fuels a healthy heart. George Rudy/Shutterstock
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Two of the most significant health threats facing you right now are heart failure and Alzheimer’s disease.

Don’t believe me? Check the facts: Nine out of 10 deaths from heart failure are in the 65-plus age bracket, and 7.3 million Americans have dementia. That number is expected to double in the next 20 years.

Mohan Garikiparithi
Mohan Garikiparithi
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Mohan Garikiparithi, MD, practiced clinical medicine for over a decade before shifting his focus to health communications. During his practice he served as the head of the Dept. of Microbiology in India. During a three-year communications program in Germany, Mohan developed an interest in German Medicine (Homoeopathy), and other alternative systems of medicine.
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