A few weeks ago, I was sitting outside on a gorgeous sunny day with my beagle, Remington. I was reading the newspaper, minding my own business, when I turned the page and got admonished by a [...]
Category: Reality Health Check
Time to change the channel: The problem with medical advice on TV
I always cringe when a patient starts a sentence with “I heard on TV…” It’s not so much the topic I worry about. In fact, you come across a lot of interesting things while channel [...]
Diabetic? Watch your T: Yet another compelling case for testosterone replacement
Once again, I want to bring up a topic I consider extremely important—testosterone replacement. Unfortunately it’s one that a lot of mainstream medicine robots consider “controversial.” (Despite [...]
Slash your colon cancer risk in six simple steps
Sometimes I read something that seems like it was delivered straight from Captain Obvious. This week’s selection: A recent study concluded that healthy behaviors lower the risk of colorectal [...]
Fat fights back
Today, I have some fantastic news. The so-called “experts” who perennially demonize all types of fat are FINALLY starting to lose ground. Yes—fat is fighting back and taking no prisoners (now [...]
Stay stronger by saying “soy-onara” to soy
I’ve been warning my patients—and you—for years that soy is bad news. It’s one of the world’s most genetically engineered crops, thanks to Monsanto (the company I believe has singlehandedly [...]
America: land of the free and home of the cake
I just got back from an almost two-week trip through the U.S. It’s been awhile since I’ve done this, I admit, and all I can say is: wow. I thought at least some things would have changed—and more [...]
Life expectancy at a record high…for now. Here’s why I’m not jumping for joy
Why do you build me up, buttercup, just to let me down? I just came across a news item that called to mind the lyrics of this golden oldie from The Foundations. A study done by the “almighty” [...]
Soda shocker
Here’s a shocker: It seems soda sales are on a downward trend in the U.S.. And apparently, the volume of carbonated soft drinks consumed has been in decline for a decade. Today per capita levels [...]
The vitamin you simply can’t do without.
Some things simply cannot be hammered home strongly enough. And what I’m about to say is one of them. So make a giant sign and stick it on your refrigerator. Set a reminder on your phone. Do [...]