Over the years, Dr. Sinatra’s patients have proved to be the best teachers about health. Their individual situations, added to knowledge accumulated through decades of research, and even Dr. Sinatra’s personal life lessons, have led Dr. Sinatra to believe that most diseases result from an inadequate supply of essential nutrients, emotional blockage and environmental toxicity. From a more specialized metabolic cardiology approach, Sinatra has learned that efficiency of heart function directly depends on measures taken to improve or sustain health. Dr. Sinatra believes the key to healthy aging, or preventing degenerative diseases, including heart disease, is committing to the practice of fundamental principles he refers to as “the pillars of (cardiac) health.”

Architecturally speaking, pillars provide structural support for buildings such as monuments and temples. Without adequate and balanced framework, the roofs of such buildings will quickly cave in from environmental, and other, pressures. Likewise, our bodies can easily succumb to environmental, physical, and emotional stressors due to lack of foundational support. The foundational pillars of health maintenance are: eating a non-inflammatory diet, appropriate exercise and detoxification, supplementation with targeted nutraceuticals, stress reduction and mind-body harmony, and employing alternative healing practices like grounding.  

Healthy aging, or preventing degenerative disease, necessitates committing to a healthy lifestyle, i.e. climbing back on the bike no matter how many times you fall off. Cultivating health requires you to understand and nurture your body’s physical, as well as emotional, mental, and spiritual needs. While no one will live forever, improving the quality of your health can increase longevity and ultimately more valuable time with loved ones.

Remember… prevention is always easier than cure.