Throughout my entire career, I’ve recommended and prescribed natural thyroid preparations that include both T3 and T4, almost exclusively. After all, our bodies need both hormones to function [...]
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Eat your way to a healthier heart
It’s exciting to see that people are finally admitting that obesity plays a central role in diabetes. (A fact that has been crystal clear for decades… yet no one has wanted to do anything about [...]
New “diet” pill promises dramatic weight loss
It looks like there’s a new weight loss wonder drug on the market. I’m talking about semaglutide, which was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2017. Of course, it wasn’t [...]
The epidemic sending young adults to an early grave
Yesterday, I shared some grim statistics—and talked a little bit about the high price we stand to pay as a country for letting the twin epidemics of diabetes and obesity run rampant for far too [...]
The latest diabesity statistics paint a grim picture
I first learned the term “diabesity” from my mentor, Dr. Robert Atkins, years ago. And I still use the term today—more often than not, unfortunately. It describes the twin epidemics of type 2 [...]
Antidepressants continue to do more harm than good
Of all the drugs that drive me absolutely insane, few infuriate me quite as much as antidepressants. Yet they remain one of the top ten drugs in the country, even as research continues to expose [...]
Combat anxiety at the dinner table
Even before the coronavirus hit our shores, some 40 million adults in the U.S.—and countless kids and teens—struggled with an anxiety disorder. And now, a full year into the pandemic, it’s safe [...]
The “less popular” way to achieve optimal health
With everyone jumping on the plant–based diet bandwagon these days, I try to bring some sense to the narrative whenever I can. It’s not that I don’t understand the trend. After all, I [...]
This morning “vice” may help prevent the second most common cancer
I’m not a coffee drinker myself. But I also know that a lot of my patients and readers can’t imagine a day without that morning cup of joe. Which is why I’m always excited to share new research [...]
Six common drugs that can destroy your sex life
These days, there more factors interfering with our sex lives than ever before… If you’re in a relationship, maybe you’ve just spent too much time under the same roof with your [...]