The other day I was scrolling through health news headlines and came to one that caught my eye. It read: “Matching Meals to Metabolism?” I must say, it made me laugh. Because for so many years, [...]
Category: Reality Health Check
New blood test may detect cancer years before any symptoms appear
As a doctor, I rely heavily on bloodwork. I love all the nuances it can reveal about things going on in my patient’s bodies that we may never have known about otherwise. So you can imagine how [...]
Vitamin D: A crucial ally in the fight against COVID-19?
While a vaccine may not be the secret to ending to our ongoing national nightmare, vitamin D3 just might be. We’ve talked about this before—more than once, in fact. But there’s another new study [...]
COVID-19: Will obesity sabotage our recovery?
This may be one of the trickiest Reality Health Check e-letters I have ever written… Not because the topic is new to me—I write about the risks of obesity all the time. (That’s just one reason [...]
A sharp memory depends on strong microcirculation
Yesterday, I shared a list of simple, lifestyle-based strategies to reduce your risk of dementia. And today, I want to take that conversation a step further to talk about one key factor those [...]
Ten tips for keeping dementia at bay
I talk a lot about preserving memory. Mostly because, in my experience as a doctor, memory loss is the number one thing that people are afraid of. (Other than cancer, and now coronavirus, of [...]
Regular exercise may mitigate the heart health risks of air pollution
On Monday, we talked about the benefits of omega-3s in the fight to protect your brain from the damaging effects of air pollution. So today, let’s bring that discussion full circle, courtesy of [...]
Outsmart “bad genes” and cut your risk of dementia in half
In case Tuesday’s conversation left you fearing that your own brain could be on the chopping block, let me take some time today to share some really good news: Your future cognitive health is [...]
Alzheimer’s in your 40s may be more common than you think
While we’re on the subject of brain health this week, I want to share another new study that really piqued my interest. If you’ve been a reader of mine for a while now, then you may have noticed [...]
Warning: Air pollution shrinks your brain
These days, we all have one major health concern that’s top of mind: the big C. (And this time, I don’t mean cancer.) But even in the midst of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, we still need to [...]
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