With coronavirus still upending business as usual all over the country, it can be hard to focus on anything else. But after devoting the rest of this week’s Reality Health Check articles to news [...]
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The FDA turns a blind eye to this dangerous chemical
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) can be so bloody annoying. (In fact, my mentor, Dr. Robert C. Atkins, used to refer to them as the “Effin”DA—and I couldn’t have come up with a better [...]
Even the lightest exercise can keep binges at bay
The news about exercise just keeps getting better for people on either side of their weight loss journey. In fact, another study—published early this year in the journal Health Psychology—showed [...]
Just keep moving… literally
If you’ve been a reader of mine for a while now, then you probably know that I don’t subscribe to the “calories in, calories out” theory of weight loss and maintenance. For the simple reason that [...]
The hazards of too much sleep
If you caught yesterday’s Reality Health Check, then you know that a good night’s sleep can significantly reduce your risk of heart disease and stroke. So now, allow me to issue a serious caveat [...]
A good night’s sleep offers heart protection
Earlier this week, we talked about the relationship between genetics, nutrition, and metabolic health. But what you eat isn’t the only thing that matters. In fact, sleep habits matter, too—a [...]
The importance of individualized diet and nutrition
The other day I was scrolling through health news headlines and came to one that caught my eye. It read: “Matching Meals to Metabolism?” I must say, it made me laugh. Because for so many years, [...]
New blood test may detect cancer years before any symptoms appear
As a doctor, I rely heavily on bloodwork. I love all the nuances it can reveal about things going on in my patient’s bodies that we may never have known about otherwise. So you can imagine how [...]
A sharp memory depends on strong microcirculation
Yesterday, I shared a list of simple, lifestyle-based strategies to reduce your risk of dementia. And today, I want to take that conversation a step further to talk about one key factor those [...]
Ten tips for keeping dementia at bay
I talk a lot about preserving memory. Mostly because, in my experience as a doctor, memory loss is the number one thing that people are afraid of. (Other than cancer, and now coronavirus, of [...]