The research I’m about to share with you solidly reaffirms one of my long-held beliefs. Namely, if you take nothing else, you have to take your fish oil. Yes, I write about studies like these on [...]
Category: Reality Health Check
Slash breast cancer risk with a common sleep aid
I almost never talk about animal studies. (If you really want my attention, you’ve got to show me research on humans.) But I’m going to make an exception today. Because this is too important not [...]
How your tax dollars are funding cancer and heart disease
Yesterday, I was at a friend’s baby shower. We were discussing the proposed ban on large soft drinks. And this being New York, everyone was highly educated—and highly opinionated—on the subject. [...]
Want to live longer, smarter, and happier? Eat a hamburger.
Maybe I’m beating a dead horse, here. But when the truth comes under fire, I feel obligated to defend it. Especially since mainstream news outlets almost never see fit to do the same. A couple of [...]
How parents in denial are killing their kindergarteners
“It’s only baby fat.” “He’ll outgrow it.” “She’s just big-boned.” I can’t be the only one who’s sick of rationalizations like these. Or who’s grown weary of warning parents just how dangerous [...]
This early morning staple could cut diabetes risk by a third
I’ve mentioned before that I don’t drink coffee. It’s not because I think it’s fundamentally unhealthy. Or because of the way it’s processed. Or any of the other myriad things people fret about [...]
Detect 80 percent of colorectal cancers—the very first time—without a colonoscopy
If you’re familiar with my opinions on cancer screening, then you may recall that there’s one test I am 100 percent in favor of—the colonoscopy. My father and two uncles died of colon cancer. [...]
Here’s the story those high-protein headlines didn’t tell…
Remember that study slamming high-protein diets I told you about on 3/13/2014? Well, there’s one more detail that those sensational headlines failed to report. The fact that results showed that [...]
Meat and cheese are as deadly as smoking?! WRONG.
So you know how I’m always telling you sugar kills? Well it looks like one research team really wanted to change the subject. And their little sleight of hand got a lot of attention last week. As [...]
Two more culprits behind chronic brain fog
Yesterday, I talked about the brain draining influence of heavily processed food. And believe me, the research out there gives the term “SAD” (as in Standard American Diet) a whole new meaning. [...]