Everywhere you turn, the mask debate rages on. I personally seem to address the topic daily—even amongst my patients. And this certainly isn’t be the first time we’ve talked about it here… As you [...]
Category: Reality Health Check
COVID-19: What we can learn from Florida’s losses
Throughout this pandemic, I have written about aspects of it that I either find fascinating, or that I feel may need more (or even just a slightly different) explanation than the all-too-often [...]
COVID-19: Decoding the updated numbers
At the beginning of this pandemic, I wrote about the numbers quite often. Mostly because there was a lot of confusion as to what the statistics really meant versus how they were being portrayed [...]
EXPOSED: This common chemical is linked to early death
In case I didn’t adequately convince you yesterday that bisphenol A (BPA) isn’t safe for consumers—and that it should be yanked off of store shelves as soon as humanly possible—I’ve got even more [...]
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, [...]