Yesterday, I shared some grim statistics—and talked a little bit about the high price we stand to pay as a country for letting the twin epidemics of diabetes and obesity run rampant for far too [...]
Category: Reality Health Check
The latest diabesity statistics paint a grim picture
I first learned the term “diabesity” from my mentor, Dr. Robert Atkins, years ago. And I still use the term today—more often than not, unfortunately. It describes the twin epidemics of type 2 [...]
Can COVID-19 spread through our food supply?
Now that the COVID-19 pandemic has been going on for over a year (and has quite literally affected the entire planet), we are finally getting to know our enemy—its strengths, weaknesses, and most [...]
COVID-19: Proof that vaccination is essential to recovery
We already know that COVID vaccination prevents against infection the vast majority of the time. But as I mentioned briefly on Tuesday, it’s still unclear whether vaccinated individuals can be [...]
COVID-19: How to properly wear a mask
Forgive me for tooting my own horn, but let’s face facts. I have always considered myself to be a trendsetter, both professionally and personally. And now, something that I’ve actually been [...]
COVID-19: Two safety measures that still matter
I’ve always been passionate about public health. I love studying and learning about what keeps populations healthy… especially during a pandemic. In fact, I had been in public health school at [...]
Antidepressants continue to do more harm than good
Of all the drugs that drive me absolutely insane, few infuriate me quite as much as antidepressants. Yet they remain one of the top ten drugs in the country, even as research continues to expose [...]
COVID-19: Do you suffer from “coronasomnia”?
It’s going to be quite a few years until we start to see the real toll that the coronavirus pandemic has taken on all of us. There will be many long–lasting physical and emotional [...]
Combat anxiety at the dinner table
Even before the coronavirus hit our shores, some 40 million adults in the U.S.—and countless kids and teens—struggled with an anxiety disorder. And now, a full year into the pandemic, it’s safe [...]
The “less popular” way to achieve optimal health
With everyone jumping on the plant–based diet bandwagon these days, I try to bring some sense to the narrative whenever I can. It’s not that I don’t understand the trend. After all, I [...]
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