Natural disease prevention doesn’t get much safer or more powerful than plain old water. The fact is, you can ward off a long list of problems—from headaches and fatigue to low mood and [...]
Category: Reality Health Check
COVID-19: Still making waves
Let me just say this: If I thought dealing with the first round of COVID was challenging, boy was I wrong. You can probably guess which part of the story we’ve arrived at now: Vaccination [...]
COVID-19: Safety is a personal driver
Where were we? Ah yes, the summer of 2020. That brings us to about August. There was rumbling about a vaccine hitting the market soon. But there was also a lot of (what I can only describe [...]
COVID-19: Reflecting on the early days of this pandemic
This week, I’m going to get a little personal and talk to you about my own pandemic experience. After all, each of us has our own story to tell. And, as a frontline health worker, I have a [...]
FACT: It’s never too late to save your own life with exercise
You know I love talking to you about the benefits of regular, consistent exercise. Because whether you’re looking to escape a diabetes, cancer, or Alzheimer’s diagnosis, it really is one of the [...]
COVID-19: Empathy during a time of crisis
As I mentioned the other day, I’m writing this week’s content from another country. I have many friends here—both locals and ex-pats from the States, Canada, and Great Britain—who call this place [...]
COVID-19: Peace through the pandemic comes from within
Last month, a 56-year-old man was arrested and charged with threatening Dr. Anthony Fauci—the chief medical advisor to President Biden on COVID-19, and as I’m sure you’re aware, one of the most [...]
COVID-19: Science says the vaccines are effective
There remains to be plenty of debate surrounding this pandemic… and the COVID-19 vaccines, in particular. But this isn’t going to be a conversation about how important it is [...]
The simple secret to a long life after stroke
I realize I harp on exercise all the time. But the fact is, study after study shows that consistent movement really is one of the single best ways to save your own life. And it doesn’t even [...]
Can this “new” diet drug help you lose weight for good?
Remember back in the spring, when I told you about the “new” diet drug called semaglutide? As you may recall, research showed that this off-label diabetes medication enabled dramatic weight [...]