Just last week, I reminded you of the dire importance of getting enough sleep. Today, I want to explain why the quality of the sleep you get is just as important as the quantity. Australian [...]
Category: Reality Health Check
Cut your risk of deadly clots in half for pennies a day
It should have been big news. But once again, the silence was deafening. Researchers in Norway looked at data from more than 23,000 people between the ages of 25 and 97, collected over 16 years. [...]
Slash your risk of death and disability—just by standing up
I don’t often think of myself as middle aged. But the reality hits me when I look across my desk at patients who I think are far older than me…and they turn out to be far younger. Now, genetics [...]
Natural RA relief that rivals ravaging drugs
I don’t normally spend a lot of time discussing Chinese herbs. It’s not that I don’t believe in them. It’s just that I know Chinese herbology is a complex school of traditional healing. And I [...]
The single factor that doubles the danger of sleep deprivation
It’s easy to think of quality sleep as a luxury. But let me make this very clear: It’s not. Sleep deprivation will erode your health every bit as fast as sitting on your couch eating donuts and [...]
The foolproof prescription for unbreakable bones
Calcium. It comes up in my practice all the time. The scare tactics surrounding this particular nutrient have been particularly aggressive in recent years. And as usual, studies have contradicted [...]
Is routine mammography going the way of the dinosaur?
Yesterday, I shared my opinion about one controversial prostate cancer screening tool. So today, I’d like to switch gears—and share the latest development in the increasingly heated debate over [...]
This controversial test cuts prostate cancer deaths in half
Despite all the controversy surrounding it, I’ve always maintained that the PSA is not a bad test. But what greedy hospitals and doctors do with the results? Well that’s pretty horrific. Prostate [...]
Take down diabetes in two minutes a week
Two minutes a week. That’s really all the exercise it takes to lower your risk of diabetes. There’s a catch, of course: You have to work hard to make those two minutes count. But if you can swing [...]
The multi-billion dollar lie behind America’s ballooning BMI
I’ll never understand why some people would rather be dependent on drugs every day for the rest of their lives than give up cookies and get off the couch. Actually, maybe I do understand. Because [...]