BIOGRAPHY

 

Dr. Joe Keenan is one of the world’s foremost experts on the use of niacin therapy for the treatment of cardiovascular disease and dyslipidemia. He started his career as a primary care physician, was the Director of Geriatrics Fellowship at the University of Minnesota Medical School and was the founder of the American Academy of Home Care Medicine.  

 

His interest in natural cardiovascular therapies began early in his career before statin drugs were invented. Through trial and error in his private practice, he developed tools to effectively lower cholesterol through healthy diet, exercise, and weight loss. Dr. Keenan later witnessed the evolution and prominence of statin drug therapies in the medical profession, but he opted to conduct research on the B vitamin, niacin, as a safer option. Niacin was shown to effectively lower cholesterol.

 

Ultimately several flawed statin research studies villainized the nutrient and unjustly curtailed its popularity.  To this day, those erroneous studies have not been corrected and physicians continue to prescribe statins to their patients based on this flawed research.  

 

In response to this misinformation, Dr. Keenan recently published The Niacin Breakthrough, which provides the Keenan Protocol for Heart Health and Healthy Aging.

 

Throughout Dr. Keenan’s flourishing career, he conducted extensive research in cardiology, nutrition and geriatrics. He was a visiting professor at various medical schools around the world, including Russia, Egypt, France, and China, and continues to be a renowned speaker at international medical conferences.