Just in case you thought we were making any progress on the obesity epidemic… guess again. It’s shocking, really. I mean, how can we not be getting somewhere? All we do is think about food, [...]
Category: Reality Health Check
The latest warning from the FDA may shock you…
I’ve devoted a lot of time to exposing the dangers of supposedly “harmless” drugs. Tylenol, antacids, allergy meds… it’s no short list. And brace yourself, because that list just got a [...]
My “spicy” secret weapon against metabolic syndrome
The benefits of curcumin are practically common knowledge by now. I’ve written about it here many times. I also recommend it to almost all of my patients — for a number of reasons. For one [...]
Here’s why I never keep my cell phone nearby…
I know there’s still quite a bit controversy surrounding today’s topic. But I feel it is my obligation to bring up the latest evidence…and let you decide for yourself. If you’ve been a [...]
The diabetes “paradigm shift” that’s two decades too late
I came across the following headline recently, and I just had to laugh: “Type 2 diabetes is reversible — study findings mark a paradigm shift.” I mean, they’re joking, right? Reversing [...]
Forget saturated fat — THIS is your heart’s real enemy
Sleep problems are deadly. They make you fat. They rocket your blood sugar and raise your diabetes risk. They send your inflammation levels soaring. They erode your memory. And they more than [...]
Why the government’s backpedaling on PSA — again
Here we go again… The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is getting ready to update their recommendation on prostate cancer screening. And surprise! It turns out that their previous [...]
Putting the “killer calcium” myth out to pasture
There’s a common misconception out there that really needs to be put out to pasture. So I’m going to write about it — again. Because I know as well as anyone that medical myths die hard. In [...]
Why the secret to stroke prevention may lie in your gut
I cannot tell you how thrilled I am that scientists launched the Human Microbiome Project. And to be honest, I’m a little shocked that it ever even happened. (Especially since a complete [...]
An all-natural insurance policy for your prostate
In a world where we’re surrounded by oncologists saying that diet doesn’t matter — or worse, that supplements only offer patients expensive urine — I’m always thrilled to come across [...]