Stephen Sinatra

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Stephen T. Sinatra (15 October 1946 –19 June 2022) was a

XM Radio’s “America’s Doctor Dr. Mehmet Oz,” and PBS’s “Body & Soul."[4][5][6][7][8][non-primary source needed] He was also the author of the monthly newsletter Heart, Health & Nutrition and founder of Heart MD Institute. Sinatra died on June 19, 2022.[9]

Training and practice

Sinatra graduated from New York’s

]

Having studied coenzyme Q10 in the prevention and treatment of heart disease,[

"earthing" to improve the body's capacity to heal at the cellular level.[medical citation needed
]

Medical philosophy

In his books, newsletter, and interviews, Sinatra advocated treatment approaches that combine conventional medical therapies with nutritional and mind-body therapies that he thought enhance the body’s natural bioenergetics and heal the heart. He promoted his ideas of five specific pillars of cardiac health:

  1. an
    low-glycemic
    nutrition plan called the Pan-Asian / Modified Mediterranean (PAMM) Diet];
  2. nutritional supplementation that includes a high-potency multi-nutrient, fish oil, magnesium, vitamin C, and coenzyme Q10;
  3. regular exercise;
  4. detoxification; and
  5. ]

Sinatra believed in the impact one’s emotions have on overall health and the need to resolve so called emotional blockages as well as physical ones.[

heart disease.[5][17] Sinatra also believed that heart disease manifests differently in women than in men, and that such differences ultimately affect diagnosis and treatment of heart disease in women.[18]

Sinatra presented his ideas about "metabolic cardiology" at the American College for Advancement in Medicine’s 2005 Conference on Scientific Integrative Medicine.

L-carnitine are important in this proposed process because of the roles they play in the production and use of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the body’s basic cellular fuel.[unreliable medical source?] In this context, he called coenzyme Q10 a “wonder nutrient,” especially for women, as he believed it helps the heart pump more effectively.[17][20][unreliable medical source?
] His ACAM presentation also suggested that low levels of coenzyQ10 may result in the development of heart disease.

Sinatra was often critical of what he saw as an over-emphasis on cholesterol as an independent risk factor for heart disease and of what he considered the over-prescription of statin drugs.[21] Most statin drugs, which block an enzyme pathway necessary for the body to produce cholesterol, also block the enzyme pathway by which the body naturally produces coenzyme Q10.[unreliable medical source?] Sinatra acknowledged that these drugs accomplish their goal of reducing cholesterol, but maintained that they also deprive the heart and other muscles of a vital nutrient and thereby set the stage for potential heart failure.[citation needed]

Sinatra was also critical of

cancer cells.[23]

"Grounding"

Sinatra advocated a controversial alternative health practice called "grounding" or

free radicals in the human body.[24] One study, published in a fringe journal, attempted to show a reduction in blood viscosity and blood pressure, a key factor in cardiovascular disease, but has been highly questioned due to improper methods and questionable results.[25]
Advocates say this can be accomplished by lying or walking barefoot on grass, sand or earth, or by lying on a special pad connected to the earth by grounding wires or a rod, or plugged into a wall outlet with a "modern earth ground system". None of these "treatments" have proven to be legitimate.

Books and publications

Sinatra was the author of the monthly newsletter Heart, Health & Nutrition (

), and has written or contributed to the following books:

References

  1. ^ Sinatra ST. Heartbreak and Heart Disease (Keats Publishing 1996, 1999).
  2. PMID 12659350
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  4. ^ "CNN Transcript". Cnn.com. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
  5. ^ a b c "Body & Soul with Gail Harris". Pbs.org. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
  6. ^ [1][dead link]
  7. ^ "Is Everything You Know About Cholesterol Wrong? Pt 1 | The Dr. Oz Show". Doctoroz.com. 2012-12-12. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
  8. ^ "Video Library". Thedoctorstv.com. 8 March 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
  9. ^ "Dr. Stephen Sinatra". healthydirections.com.
  10. ^ "Malpractice & Sanctions Information for Dr. Stephen T. Sinatra, MD - Cardiology & Internal Medicine - Manchester, CT". Healthgrades.com. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
  11. ^ "The Risks of Anti-Aging Medicine". CNN.com. 28 December 2011. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  12. ^ "Coenzyme Q-10 and Heart Health". Drpasswater.com. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
  13. ^ "Stephen T. Sinatra". American Dream Show. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
  14. PMID 19284182
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  16. ^ Stephen Sinatra’s Heart, Health & Nutrition, February 2008
  17. ^ a b Sinatra, ST. Heartbreak & Heart Disease: A Mind/Body Prescription for Healing the Heart. Keats Publishing: New Canaan, CT. 1996
  18. ^ "Women, Stress, and Heart Disease|Page:1 - Heart Disease". Health.com. 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
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  20. ^ "Heart Sense for Thyroid Patients". Thyroid.about.com. 2014-02-13. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
  21. ^ Stephen Sinatra’s Heart, Health & Nutrition, February 2008.
  22. ^ "Oprah Winfrey's Official Website - Live Your Best Life". Oprah.com. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
  23. ^ Stephen Sinatra’s Heart, Health & Nutrition, November 2006.
  24. PMID 22291721
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