I just saw a patient who I can’t get off my mind. She’s a 7-year-old girl who has already suffered more in her young life than many of us ever will. That’s because she was diagnosed with [...]
Category: Reality Health Check
Why exercise is a must for people with diabetes and prediabetes
I know, I know, if you had a dollar for every time I told you to exercise, you could buy yourself a golden treadmill. But there’s a reason I talk so much about exercise. It’s because it’s [...]
Research-backed alternative to statins
Unproven. Unscientific. Lacking evidence. How many times have you heard people throwing those insults around when talking about natural supplements? I hear them so often I can barely muster the [...]
Why FDA approval is no guarantee
Even though I’m generally an optimist, you may have noticed something I’m rather pessimistic about. It’s Big Pharma. But can you blame me? They just keep proving over and over that the drugs they [...]
Sugar kills, salt doesn’t
Whether you’ve been with me for a while or if you’ve just joined me, you probably know that I’m passionate about spreading one message. Okay, I’m passionate about spreading more than just one [...]
Life-long weight struggles start with the “freshman fifteen”
I talk a lot about healthy weight in childhood and adulthood, but not so much about that in-between time — the college years. But the fact is, this is a notoriously common time for people to [...]
Common painkillers up your risk of heart attack
Do you pop a Tylenol or a Motrin whenever you feel a headache (or backache, or knee twinge) coming on? If so, it’s time to rethink that choice. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like [...]
Good health depends on good choices
I have a sad story to tell you today. It has me feeling discouraged and depressed. But it’s worth sharing if it helps even one person. As you know, I always have the highest hopes for my patients [...]
The terrifying truth about fast-track FDA approval
You know how most conventional doctors — and even your friends and family members who still buy into the mainstream medicine dogma — like to criticize natural medicine as “unproven”? They say [...]
Research reveals another serious side effect of childhood obesity
Here’s another downside to childhood obesity — as if we needed another, beyond the fact that it puts kids at risk for almost every ailment under the sun. (Including those we used to see only in [...]