It’s certainly possible to have too much of a good thing. This is especially true in medicine. Particularly for diabetic patients getting treatment for high blood sugar. I’ve been advocating [...]
Category: Reality Health Check
Can’t get pregnant? The culprit could be in your cup.
Remember that fertility crisis I was warning about a few months back? Well researchers have identified yet another common culprit behind this worrying trend. And if you needed one more reason to [...]
Healthy microbiomes make smarter babies
I’ve been fascinated by gut bacteria for many years. So much so I even wrote a book on it, called Boost Your Health with Bacteria. And this approach has served me well in my practice. Practically [...]
How to have your red meat — and eat it, too
Sometimes, reading health news is an exercise in disappointment. I couldn’t begin to tell you how many times a headline has gotten my hopes up… only to stomp on them a few lines later. For [...]
Gum disease is deadlier than you think
I realize I don’t write about gum disease that often — but it certainly comes up in conversations with my patients. So when I saw this latest study, I thought it was a good opportunity to touch [...]
Climb your way to lower blood pressure
For everyone who thinks they don’t have time to exercise — and for postmenopausal women in particular — I begin today’s discussion with a word of advice… Start taking the stairs. Skip [...]
The backwards FDA fires another shot at alternative medicine
With yet another sign that we’re spiraling down the slippery slope toward a dictatorship, the FDA has apparently decided that all homeopathic drugs are illegal. They haven’t yanked them off the [...]
This new breakthrough blood test identifies 8 of the most common cancers
There’s a brand-new blood test on the horizon — and I’m so fascinated by it that I had to share it with you right away. The test is called CancerSEEK. And if the name hasn’t tipped you off [...]
Make that change — it could save your life
It’s February 23rd… do you know where your New Year’s resolution is? Let the record show that I’m only half joking here. Because for all the good intentions set on the first of January, most [...]
The Mediterranean secret to cancer survival
I’ve been talking about the health benefits of a Mediterranean diet for nearly as long as I’ve been in practice. My two biggest diet book successes were both variations on that theme — that a [...]