I’ve got to say — I’m 100 percent sick of the non-stop debate about meat and diabetes risk. And it’s not that I don’t love a good debate! But this particular conversation is all wrong in so many [...]
Category: Reality Health Check
Fake sugar poses a very real danger
Back when I was an overweight teen trying to shed pounds, I lived on TaB. (And yes, I date myself with that reference — but it really was the trendiest diet soda around…) Needless to say, I’ve [...]
The simplest weapon against holiday weight gain there is
The average American gains eight to ten pounds over the holidays, and it’s no wonder why. Thanksgiving is right around the corner — kicking off another six weeks of virtually non-stop eating. And [...]
The smartest way to sideline an ear infection
Autumn is a happy season for most people — the days are warm, the evenings are crisp and cool, and the leaves start to change. It’s an especially exciting time of year for kids, too, with school [...]
Mental “deep cleaning” is a powerful secret weapon against Alzheimer’s
Being able to prevent Alzheimer’s disease before its devastating symptoms strike would be an incredible breakthrough. But to detect and reverse it would be a true a miracle. Today I want to share [...]
Big Pharma’s cutting corners… and it could kill you
Maybe you think I’m a major conspiracy theorist. (Confession: I might be.) Or maybe you still believe that big businesses really do have our best interests at heart. (Spoiler alert: They [...]
When sugar’s on the menu, no one is safe
Until the American Heart Association (AHA) decides to stop ignoring the facts and start doing its job, I feel obligated to report on the real threats to your heart health. And guess what? Sugar [...]
The deadly truth about the AHA’s dietary advice
It’s rare that a day goes by where I don’t tell you to eat more fat. So while I’ve never shied away from beating a dead horse, I almost didn’t write about the following story. But for a change, [...]
The AAP is “teaching” CAM — and it’s not pretty
It’s a tactic that we alternative docs have just come to expect from mainstream medicine. Since they’ve yet to figure out a way to get rid of us, they just trot out the same tired arguments over [...]
This is your brain on ballroom dancing…
It’s no secret that exercise stalls cognitive decline — and not just the physical kind of exercise either. Working out your mind is equally important in the fight against dementia. Put the two [...]