Heart health begins in the gut, experts say

Like our mothers told us years ago, the way to, well, anyone’s heart is through their stomach. So instead of sugary candy hearts, maybe we should slip our beloved a stalk of broccoli.

At least that’s what Dr. Sindhu Koshy will be doing. The cardiologist with St. John Macomb-Oakland Hospital in Warren sees patients every day who’ve been diagnosed with heart disease  or who know they have a family history of cardiac trouble. A major part of her treatment plans across the board is to tweak those patients’ diets.

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