It’s time to focus on phosphates once again. They’re the preservatives and stabilizers that food manufacturers routinely put in processed and packaged foods. I’m not talking about phosphorus, by [...]
Category: Reality Health Check
And yet ANOTHER dangerous substance to watch out for in our food
I just talked about phosphates, but there’s another substance in our food supply that’s even more insidious, because it’s found in water and soil so is a bit harder to avoid. That substance is [...]
The 20-minute secret to living longer and healthier!
Since I am a middle-aged man, a study I just read caught my personal attention. The study’s researchers concluded that fit middle-aged men may maintain youthful lipid (blood fat) levels longer [...]
It’s time for a real brain debate
In late April, the American Academy of Neurology meeting took place in Washington, D.C. In this meeting, six doctors took the stage to debate three current research controversies in neurology. [...]
Another strike against low-fat advocates
I don’t know how many times I’ve said that the brain is almost 80 percent fat. A lot, for sure. But clearly, it bears repeating. And it’s a big reason why I have always had a hard time advocating [...]
A powerful food duo
If you know me at all, you know I love eggs. WITH the yolks. When I hear people order egg-white omelets because they’ve been told the yolk is “fattening” or “full of cholesterol,” I cringe. Yes, [...]
Another big breakthrough for vitamin B
Vitamin B is so often taken for granted, but this oldie but goodie is worth revisiting often because of its massive list of benefits. I’ve long talked about those benefits of vitamin B on so many [...]
The sunshine vitamin shines again
Since we’re on the topic of vitamins today, let’s take a short trip from B to D… If you’ve read even one-tenth of my Reality Health Check e-letters, you’ll know about the power of vitamin D. It’s [...]
An alarming new statistic on kids and diabetes
Back in February, I wrote a Reality Health Check on the rising–and staggering–cost of having diabetes. Namely, if you have diabetes, the cost of treating it has doubled in the past [...]
Beware of the new Alzheimer’s diet
A new day, a new diet. And this time it’s for Alzheimer’s disease… Developed by researchers from Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, the latest new diet claims to significantly reduce the [...]