Luckily I don’t have to give sleep much thought. I’m always out like a light after a long day. And I usually don’t take naps unless they’re under a palm tree and I can hear the sound of the ocean [...]
Category: Reality Health Check
When it comes to meat, don’t cut the fat — cut the toxins
If another so-called health “authority” insists that meat causes cancer… or that lean meat is better than organic meat…I’m going to scream. Case in point: Six months ago, the [...]
Can being vegan poison your gene pool?
The research community is starting to identify all the ways in which outside influences (like the food we eat, the amount we exercise, and the chemicals we encounter) can affect our genes in both [...]
There’s more than one way to reverse diabetes
I don’t talk about surgery as a viable weight loss solution very often. Why would I when there are so many effective strategies out there that don’t require going under the knife? But to be [...]
The simple, surprising secret to adding years to your life
I’ll admit it — I’m an avid sun lover. I absolutely despise winter weather. And I don’t shy away the sun. I like my vitamin D served up the natural way. And being blessed with a [...]
Outsmart diabetes with a daily dose of chocolate
I spend so much time railing against the evils of sugar and carbs, I sometimes get accused of being the “food police,” bent on taking the fun out of eating. Obviously, you know that’s not true. [...]
The great supplement witch hunt continues
If you didn’t already believe that the powers-that-be have it in for nutritional supplements, you will now. You see, the authors of a new “Patient Page” in the prestigious Journal of the American [...]
Your best insurance against the leading cause of blindness
“How can I prevent cataracts?” It’s a question that comes up in my practice quite frequently. Which isn’t so surprising, considering cataracts are the world’s leading cause of blindness. There [...]
Sugar kills — and that means fruit juice does, too
The British have been on a tear recently in their attempt to reel in the ravaging effects that sugar has had on their country, once and for all. And as you can imagine, I applaud them for taking [...]
The little blue secret behind a more efficient brain
We really are entering a “golden age” of supplement research. Exciting new studies are appearing in journals every day. In fact, two new studies — both well-designed, controlled, clinical [...]