Yesterday, I delivered yet another argument against the modern notion of being “fat but fit.” In case you missed it, I discussed research showing that obesity nearly triples your risk of a heart [...]
Category: Heart Health
The AHA doubles down on bad diet advice — again
Well, here’s a shocker for you. It looks like the American Heart Association (AHA) wants to train doctors on nutrition so they may advise patients on ways to combat heart disease. And as you [...]
Conventional cancer treatments kill, too
Yesterday, I shared some big news that could rescue tens of thousands of women with early breast cancer from the ravages of chemotherapy. Now, you might think that the benefit here is [...]
The lethal lie that just won’t go away
By now, you know how I feel about the term “fat but fit.” It’s a misnomer at best… and a lethal lie at worst. Still, it’s not hard to see what makes the concept so appealing. Body acceptance is [...]
More drug propaganda masquerading as science
Sometimes, reading medical literature is like peering through the looking glass. Because when given the exact same evidence, conclusions made by conventional researchers are often wildly [...]
The heart-killer that’s been hiding in every supermarket in the U.S. for 40 years
Guess what? The World Health Organization (WHO) has a plan to put an end to trans-fat production in the next five years — preventing half a million heart disease deaths annually, as a result. [...]
Nuts aren’t just delicious — they’re life-saving
There’s been a nasty rumor for years that nuts are bad for you. (You can blame the ongoing low-fat diet catastrophe for this one.) Thankfully, at least my patients and readers know that nuts are [...]
Women: Worried about heart failure? Walk it off.
I’ve shared a fair amount of menopause research recently. Like the study showing vitamin D fights postmenopausal metabolic syndrome. And the one that highlighted how eating a Mediterranean-style [...]
NEWS BRIEF: Snuffing out the deadly misconceptions about smoking
We have a ways to go before all doctors routinely ask their patients about important lifestyle factors like sugar intake, sleep habits, or even exercise routines. But there’s not a practicing [...]
The “heartbreaking” truth about IBD
One point I strive to drive home with both my patients and readers is that the human body is much more than the sum of its parts. After all, holistic health is all about connections — especially [...]
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