If you’ve been a reader of mine for a while, then you already know how I feel about milk: I have never been a fan. The simple fact is, milk is loaded with sugar. And sugar kills—whether it comes [...]
Category: Breast Cancer
The cancer-fighting benefits of intermittent fasting
Yesterday, we talked about how you can harness your body’s natural rhythms to maximize the preventive health benefits of exercise. So today, I want to pivot to diet—and share some particularly [...]
Morning workouts may add extra protection against cancer
You know how I feel about exercise. After all, consistent physical activity is one of the simplest ways to live longer and slash your risk chronic disease… whether it’s diabetes, dementia, or [...]
Attention women: Your hairstyle could be killing you
While I’m on the topic of everyday threats to your health, here’s another category you may have never considered: permanent hair dye and hair straightening chemicals. These common haircare [...]
How losing weight could save your life
Since I’ve devoted this week to the dangers of an ultra-processed Standard American Diet, let me remind you just how easy it is to dodge some of the deadliest diagnoses out there… Maintaining a [...]
A “hot” new way to screen for breast cancer
Today’s story is a little odd. But it also deals with a critically important subject that my patients and readers care deeply about. So let me just set the scene and go from there. I recently [...]
The truth behind genetic testing and breast cancer diagnoses
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New research reveals a better way to diagnose breast cancer
I was so happy to see a study come out about a very common—and often controversial—form of breast cancer called ductal carcinoma in situ, or DCIS for short. Let me tell you why. As I’ve explained [...]
Are annual mammograms actually necessary?
To mammogram or not to mammogram—it’s the debate that never ends, despite the fact that Europe has had this issue down for decades. And here we go again, as yet another new screening guideline [...]
The FDA’s latest warning is pure hypocrisy
It seems to me that we’re entering into an era where methodologies and thoughts that don’t fit into a neat little box are increasingly coming under attack. If it continues, I fear that healthcare [...]