Q: I noticed resveratrol wasn’t on your new-and-improved Desert Island Supplement list. Why not? Dr. Fred: If you’re familiar with my old Desert Island supplement list you might be surprised to [...]
Category: General Health
Skip that spoonful of fiber
It’s not something most people dwell on, but I spend a lot of time thinking about dietary fiber. More specifically, I often wonder whether the very high quantities so many “experts” recommend are [...]
Want to beat diabetes? You don’t have to go to extremes
A study I recently read about notes that a ketogenic diet (which is a form of a low-carbohydrate diet) can potentially have major health benefits—specifically for diabetics. I agree [...]
Small-screen lessons on weight obsessions
I know I’ve warned you many times before about the hazards of sitting too much…especially vegged out mindlessly in front of the TV with an endless supply of junk food within arm’s reach. But I [...]
Cash flow and diabetes control: An unfortunate correlation
Just a little over a month ago, I wrote about the widening gap in healthy vs. non-healthy food prices. Now, another study has come out that proves this sad theme true yet again. This study [...]
Stop counting calories
I know I share a lot of headlines and news stories coming from Europe. But there’s a good reason. I think they are light years ahead of us here in the U.S. when it comes to how much nonsense they [...]
More weight = more cancer risk
Here we go again. A new study found that high body mass index (BMI) is to blame for nearly half a million cases of cancer each year worldwide. In other words, if you’re overweight, you’re more [...]
The secret behind successful teen weight loss
As you know, childhood obesity is a topic I’m particularly passionate about, having been an overweight child and knowing the damage it does—both to the body and to the psyche. And some recent [...]
I’m not lovin’ it, and I’m not buyin’ it: McDonalds’ “transparency” trap
Last week, I broke down the ingredients in McDonald’s French fries in excruciatingly depressing detail. But I’m not done with this monstrous mega chain yet. Today I want to talk about its [...]
The official 2014 U.S. health rankings: Not good, even in the “healthiest” states
The official “America’s Health Rankings” report for 2014 has just been released. And the powers that be are busy patting themselves on the back. But the fact is, we’re a long way off from any [...]