You know how much I love probiotics. They’ve been a favorite topic of mine for years — and I was writing about them way before I wrote my book Boost Your Health with Bacteria, which was published [...]
Category: Reality Health Check
The common-sense key to drug-free diabetes control
I get it… I really do. Scientists like when results have endured real, rigorous testing to support them before using them to issue any official guidelines. But that doesn’t make it any less [...]
What dreams say about your dementia risk
By now, you probably know all sleep is not created equal. You cycle through five different sleep stages more than once on any given night, varying from light to deep. And when it comes to health [...]
Why one in five doctors aren’t worth your time
My patients never cease to amaze me. They watch their diets closely. They follow the latest in health news (including reading my Reality Health Check)—and often ask me about it. And they come to [...]
New hope for nut allergies
When I was growing up, I don’t remember a single one of my classmates having a nut allergy. And yet today, for whatever reason, more children are carrying EpiPens to school than ever before. [...]
Risk-free Rheumatoid arthritis relief right from your kitchen
Are you eating fish at least twice a week yet? Because if not, consider this yet another reminder of why you really, really should — especially if you struggle with chronic joint pain. Fish oil [...]
“Fat but fit” is a lethal lie
I know better than most anyone how crucial overcoming psychological hurdles is in the quest to get — and more importantly, stay — healthy. After all, I was an obese child myself many years ago. [...]
Mammography guidelines muddy the waters
I’d be hard pressed to think of a more controversial screening test than the mammogram. Well, perhaps the test itself isn’t controversial (unlike the prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, cancer [...]
Beat blindness with better nutrition
Like it or not, America’s baby boomers are getting older. And with that collective ticking of the clock has come a boom of a different sort — namely, a sharp uptick in age-related disease. It’s [...]
Antibiotics wipe out more than bacteria
Just in case you need another reason to avoid taking unnecessary antibiotics, I’ve got one for you. And with cold and flu season just about to settle in for the next several months, pay close [...]