Stan Gardner M.D.
Stan Gardner M.D.
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Healthy Ways to Thin the Blood

April 12th, 2011 · 9:11 AM

After surgery I have been given Coumadin, and told not to eat dark leafy greens, garlic and cranberry juice and they thin the blood and react badly with the Coumadin. If–they thin the blood then why not eat them instead of Coumadin?
That is a great question.  Eating those foods in high amounts is not as [...]

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Weaning off Plavix?

March 15th, 2011 · 12:55 PM

Hi Dr Stan, I wanted some advice on what is a safe way to wean my mother off Plavix tablets. She has been on them for 2 1/2 yrs after having a TIA and after finding out that people have died from heart attacks after going suddenly off this medication within a month I was [...]

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Alternatives to Coumadin

March 30th, 2010 · 3:14 AM

I take coumadin.I don’t like that it restricts me from taking many beneficial supplements and foods that interact with the coumadin. Is there a natural therapy that works as well? I am impressed by your explanation re: medication and hypertension; have there been similar studies re: stroke and coumadin?
I don’t like [...]

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