Are you sitting down? Because I’m about to break some news that you should have heard in every media outlet. (But of course, didn’t.) Older women may be able to reduce their risk of [...]
Category: Reality Health Check
Bittersweet swap
It’s hardly surprising that more and more farmers are abandoning tobacco as their cash crop. But I bet you’ll be surprised when you hear what might be growing in its place, if one [...]
The sad truth about SSRIs
The news I’m about to share with you was a surprise to me–and not a pleasant one. So I can only imagine how many other people will be caught off guard by this troubling discovery. A [...]
Health at every size?
Maybe it seems like I “pick on” people who are overweight. If so, I hope you understand that’s not my intention. I harp on the issue because I know staying lean is of critical [...]
Stating the obvious
I always love it when mainstream medicine finally catches up to my way of thinking. But it never ceases to amaze me how long it actually takes. Case in point: Researchers recently looked at the [...]
The calcium controversy continues
As I predicted, the calcium controversy continues to brew. And I’m sure it’s leaving a whole lot of people confused about what to do with their supplements. So let’s take a look [...]
Cookie fiend
I don’t tend to get excited over studies on lab rats. I’ll take one human study over 10 animal studies any day of the week. But this one? Well, this new research from Connecticut [...]
Fight disease with diversity
I firmly believe that the health of your GI tract plays a critical role in almost every major medical condition. This fundamental principle has always served as one of the cornerstones of my [...]
Positively healthy
If you want to be happy for the rest of your life… well, then you can count on having a few extra years under your belt too. Because that’s just what a new study found. (Straight out [...]
High-intensity heart protection
I’ve written a fair amount about the benefit of high-intensity interval training in the past. These shorter, more rigorous workouts give you more bang for your exercise buck. And they fit [...]