Drinking 1330 bottles of wine? It gives me a hangover just thinking about it. But that's how much you'd have to consume per day to get the sorts of heart-health benefits scientists have pinned on resveratrol, one of the compounds in red wine.

Don't put down your corkscrew just yet though…

I have been witnessing a mis-management of patients on dangerous combinations of medications without being monitored. For example, anti-hypertensives interact, not only with each other (ie; the hyperkalemic effects of some diuretics, beta-blockers, and ACE-inhibitors), but also with over-the-counter medications such as NSAIDS and antacids. Probably the most mis-managed anti-hypertensives of all are beta-blockers.

QUESTION: You mentioned Padma Basic in a recent article and how it might help autoimmune conditions. I have rheumatoid arthritis and heart disease and the people in my support group don’t know anything about Padma, so can you provide more information? -- E.O., NY, New York

The health benefits of both grapes and apples have been studied and confirmed many times over, however, I want to remind you that too much fruit juice is not good for anyone, simply because the juice is so high in sugar and can cause problems for many if consumed in high quantities.

You wouldn't think a roomful of doctors would get excited about vitamin D. But it turns out there's some news about it that is causing quite a stir—at least it did when I presented it at a conference a few years ago. Judging by the reactions I got from other doctors at that conference, this news could turn a whole line of heart health therapy on its ear.

Well, it's three years later, and here we go again.

Once again, the medical community is raising the wrong kind of alarm about erectile dysfunction. I debunked a medical claim back in 2005 that said erectile dysfunction (the current euphemism for which is "ED") was a sign of circulatory problems and could be an early indicator of heart disease.

Did you see this worrisome headline? “Older Women Who Take Calcium Supplements to Maintain Bone Strength May have an Increased Risk of Heart Attack.” [1] When we all thought calcium supplements were relatively safe, we now find out that high dosages of calcium supplements may adversely influence vascular health.

After one popular pain-killing drug, Merck's Vioxx, was pulled from the market and two others, Pfizer's Bextra and Celebrex, had their safety severely questioned, many Americans are opting to leave

In spite of all of the bad news I've brought you about statins in the past year, there's always a new study that claims they're the best thing since sliced bread.

You'll love this next one: now statins are supposed to benefit patients with LOW cholesterol, too.

You probably haven’t heard a big media buzz about its heart-health power. That’s because Western medicine still doesn’t know much about herbs.