Onions don’t get much attention in mainstream science–but that seems to be changing. A new study in the journal Nutrition found that onions may help protect the brain from damaging [...]
Category: Reality Health Check
Cocoa with the flow
I know how much everyone likes chocolate. (I even enjoy it myself on rare occasions.) So I’m always happy to see cocoa making headlines. Especially when they’re as promising as the [...]
Comparison quote
Ever had a doctor or nurse tell you that you can get all the nutrition you need by just eating food? I’m sure you have. It’s a dishearteningly common misconception. Don’t get me [...]
No more excuses
I recently received a comment from a reader in Houston, Texas–one that I feel is important to share with you today. She writes: “I’m growing nauseated with the ‘simple [...]
Test-tube burger
No, those headlines weren’t a joke. (As much as you might want them to be.) And of course, you had to know I was going to comment on them. In case you haven’t heard, researchers fried [...]
Sugar shock
You know I don’t put much weight in animal studies. But the results of this latest bit of research on sugar are too alarming not to share. A team of scientists at the University of Utah [...]
Diversity training
So you know how yesterday I was talking about gluten intolerance, intestinal environments, and autism? Well, look what we have here… some brand-new research, with results that [...]
Kids eat free
Finally, there’s some sense being made in the medical community. You might remember that one of the areas of medicine in which I’m very active–and about which I’m very [...]
Hamburger helper
Why eat a hamburger when you can have a steak? Well, I’ve got one good reason for you. As part of a recent study, researchers gave ten older men with an average age of 74 either five ounces [...]
Marine defense
Surprise, surprise. Looks like the benefits of fish oil are in the news again! Well, the news we care about, at least. Only this time, the headlines aren’t about prostate cancer. [...]