I don’t care how rich, thin, or wrinkle-free you are. If your brain’s not firing on all four cylinders, none of it counts for squat. My patients obviously know this. They ask me about it on a [...]
Category: Reality Health Check
One simple secret to staying impossibly young
I know I’ve said it before. But I really do love hearing from you. Knowing that my readers take the information I share with them to heart is an amazing feeling. That’s why reading your thoughts [...]
Why people still ignore the Surgeon General’s warnings, fifty years later
We all know the many problems associated with cigarette smoking. Not the least of which is lung cancer. But the Surgeon General recently released a 50-year anniversary report on smoking. And it [...]
What you must know before you agree to a mammogram
I’ve never been a big fan of mammograms. This is primarily due to their all-too-common overuse. The insistence upon yearly pictures is bad enough. But even the slightest abnormality then [...]
Are we on the verge of an obesity apocalypse?
Whoa, whoa, whoa. I really need a moment to gather myself here. Because the statistic I’m about to reveal is almost too staggering for me to wrap my head around. So let me just spit it out [...]
Sugar is a killer toxin poisoning our food supply
You can imagine my reaction when I read the most recent headlines about sugar. You know, the ones declaring that drinking one soda per day ups heart disease risk by a whopping 30 percent. In [...]
Brown rice could save your life
Breaking news, everyone! Results are in from the very first randomized controlled trial to stack two types of rice–white and brown–against each other. Although I have to wonder who [...]
Proof that preventing disease doesn’t require deprivation
I know I talk a lot about eliminating sugar from your diet. If you want to stay healthy, it’s just a non-negotiable fact. But honestly, I prefer to focus on what you can eat. Which is [...]
The latest cover-up of America’s killer wheat crop
In the past I’ve talked about conflicts of interest and disclosure in modern standards of care? Well, needless to say, these dodgy recommendations aren’t limited to medical [...]
Three critical factors to consider before you take your fish oil
I’ve got to come clean here. I’m feeling conflicted over omega-3s. Now, don’t get me wrong, The most recent studies on the benefits of omega-3s show tremendous benefits. Like [...]