It’s been a while since I’ve addressed hearing loss in this space. But as one of the top five causes of disability in the world, you’d better believe it’s important. More important, in fact, than [...]
Category: Reality Health Check
Skipping a daily snack could change your fate in more ways than one
Today, let’s talk about an easy, powerful way to transform your everyday health. Because get this: New research shows that simply cutting your daily calorie intake by about 300 calories—that’s [...]
The “remarkable” power of diet and exercise
Would you like to hear about some “’Remarkable’ Findings From [the] Da Qing Diabetes Prevention Trial”? (Yes, that’s a real headline—and in a moment, you’ll see exactly why it made me [...]
Red meat takes another hit—but here’s what the latest headlines ignore
Looks like yellow journalism is alive and well…especially in recent medical press. Because get a load of this headline: “Mortality May Increase as Red Meat Consumption Rises.” This study was [...]
Arthritis weighs heavy on your heart’s health, too
You don’t usually consider arthritis to be lethal. A drain on your quality of life, yes… but deadly? Well, a team of Swedish researchers recently set out to investigate the link between [...]
No single diet is right for everyone—but here’s what is
I couldn’t help but laugh when I came across a recent article calling personalized nutrition the “new” diet. Though I guess, ultimately, it’s both funny and sad. Funny because that’s how I’ve [...]
There’s more than one way to drink yourself to death
In case you’ve forgotten, sugar kills—and sugary drinks are its most lethal form. Soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages contribute to diabetes, coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, and [...]
A surprising reason to walk away from that chocolate cake
Well, after last week’s catalogue of disappointments, it seems as if the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finally gone ahead and done something right for a change. Unfortunately, though, [...]
The eight-week cure for “diabetes of the brain”
After yesterday’s discussion about the insidious role that anticholinergic drugs play in dementia, I thought you could use a little ray of hope—and some much-needed motivation to take your [...]
The shocking culprit behind 50,000 dementia cases per year
There are many factors that impact the way our brains function. Most of which we bring on ourselves—like a low-quality diet, not getting enough sleep, sitting too often, and exercising too [...]