Heart Palpitations: When to Worry, and When Not To
By Andrew Rudin, MD Almost everyone feels their heart do something strange now and then — a flip, a flutter, a skipped beat, a sudden run of pounding. As an electrophysiologist, palpitations are one of the most common reasons people come to me, and the very first thing I try to do is sort the […]
The Electrolytes Behind a Steady Heartbeat: Potassium, Magnesium, and Phosphorus
By Andrew Rudin, MD When a patient comes to me with palpitations or skipped beats — the extra thumps electrophysiologists call PVCs — one of the first things I check is the most basic: their electrolytes. Every heartbeat is, at its core, an electrical event, and electrolytes are the charged minerals that carry that electrical […]
The Gut-Heart Connection: How Your Microbiome Shapes Your Heart
By Andrew Rudin, MD One of the most interesting shifts in cardiology over the last decade is the growing recognition that the heart doesn’t operate in isolation from the gut. As a cardiologist who takes a root-cause approach, I find this genuinely exciting, because it opens up levers for heart health that live on your […]
A Natural, Root-Cause Approach to Atrial Fibrillation
By Andrew Rudin, MD Atrial fibrillation — AFib — is the most common heart-rhythm disorder I treat, and it’s one of the most frustrating for patients, because it so often feels like it comes out of nowhere. The heart’s upper chambers stop beating in a coordinated rhythm and start to quiver, and you feel it […]
Coffee and Your Heart: What’s the Truth?
By Andrew Rudin, MD Few questions come up more often in my conversations about heart health than coffee. Patients have usually heard both stories – that it is a vice to give up, and that it is a longevity elixir – and they want to know which is true. The honest answer is more reassuring […]
How to Stop Clogged Arteries and Stay Healthy
By Andrew Rudin, MD Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in this country, and atherosclerosis – the gradual narrowing of arteries by plaque – is the process behind much of it. The word “clogged” makes it sound like a plumbing problem, and partly it is. But what actually drives it is closer to […]
How to Lower Your Blood Pressure Naturally
By Andrew Rudin, MD High blood pressure is the quiet risk factor. It rarely announces itself, yet it is one of the largest shared contributors to heart attacks and strokes – and most people who have it either do not know or do not take it seriously enough. The encouraging news, after more than twenty […]
Meet Dr. Andrew Rudin: Telehealth Heart Consults Through Natural Heart Doctor
Dr. Andrew Rudin sees patients through Natural Heart Doctor, a telehealth practice built for people who want a root-cause, natural-first approach to heart health. This page explains who he is, how a consult with him works, and who it is for. Who he is Andrew Rudin, MD is a cardiologist and board-certified cardiac electrophysiologist with […]
Profiled on Reuters: “Walking the Fine Line” and Dr. Andrew Rudin’s Root-Cause Approach
In October 2025, a feature profile of Dr. Andrew Rudin was distributed through EZ Newswire and published in the press-release section of Reuters.com. The piece, titled “Walking the Fine Line: How Dr. Andrew Rudin Is Redefining Heart Health and Wellness,” tells the story behind his root-cause approach to cardiology and why he positions himself between […]