With all the focus on fad diets and fat-burning miracles, it’s easy to forget that the best weight loss strategies aren’t about getting skinny. They’re about getting healthy. So it’s always good [...]
Category: Reality Health Check
Poisoned minds
I know I’m always telling you to start watching your blood sugar long before it creeps up into diabetic territory. And if I sound like a broken record today, so be it. Some points bear repeating. [...]
Work of artichoke
If you subscribe to my monthly newsletter Logical Health Alternatives, you might recall that I wrote about apigenin back in July. Suffice it to say that this is one story I’ve been following with [...]
Soda jerk
Soda’s bad influence extends way further than a few extra pounds. And every extra can comes at a steep and very disturbing cost. Researchers from Columbia, Harvard, and University of Vermont [...]
Sugar babies
It is downright pathetic that I have to write about this problem again. Especially since I’ve been talking about it for years now. But given the results of a recent study, clearly, it’s a message [...]
Deprivation diet
I talk a lot about the importance of sleep. And this latest bit of research is a perfect example of why. A new study shows that a single sleepless night could send you reaching for more junk [...]
Happiness is a warm mug of coffee
I wouldn’t call myself a coffee advocate. But I’m not one of those doctors who think you should never drink it, either. True, some of my patients use it as a stimulant to [...]
Hearty breakfast, hearty benefits
The jury’s still out on whether or not a good breakfast will help you lose weight. But with research like this, you’d still be wise to think twice before skipping it. A team of [...]
Dangerous heights
Here’s your strange-but-true fact of the day: Research has established a link between height and cancer risk. Who knew? I sure didn’t–which is why I just had to share the [...]
Vitamin see
I’ve mentioned homocysteine before–in particular, how high levels of this amino acid are linked to heart disease. But the tiny blood vessels in your eyes are just as susceptible to [...]