I’ve been trying to convince the world that fat is not the enemy for as long as I can remember. But the tide has been slow to change. So I’m always happy when new studies surface to [...]
Category: Reality Health Check
Fungi in the sun
You might think that sunshine and supplements are the only ways to get more vitamin D. And if so, you’d only be half wrong. It’s true that, in general, food isn’t a great source [...]
Outside the box-spring
For most people, melatonin is synonymous with sleep. And that’s about it. But there’s actually much more to melatonin than you might think. Melatonin is a hormone that originates in [...]
Sitting duck
I use the word “sedentary” a lot when I’m sharing studies with you. Usually to denote a simple lack of exercise. So imagine my surprise when I found out that I’ve had it [...]
Puree protection
This might be the only time something good ever came out of eating white bread. But it’s not the only time research has revealed the benefit of berries–especially when it comes to [...]
Cup of death
I am so excited to tell you about this study I can hardly type fast enough. Not because the results are good. But because maybe, just maybe, they will finally prompt the legislation that this [...]
Egg on your ACE
I’ve made it part of my job to act as an unofficial PR rep for eggs. Because they really are a practically perfect food. Yet for some reason, mainstream medicine just won’t admit that [...]
Let sleeping lumps lie
Mammography… as you know by now, I’m not a big fan of the technology. Well, let me take that back–at least, partially. Mammograms have saved countless lives. And that is [...]
Heavy soda-drinking linked to weight gain, cavities in young children
Sometimes I feel as if I’m writing for “Weekend Update” on Saturday Night Live. The headlines I find myself encountering are just that comically obvious. Among the latest: Kids [...]
Young couch potatoes could pay the price for their lazy lifestyles
Break to the future Your children’s habits today set the stage for their health tomorrow. It’s a fact that’s been repeated so many times, it’s practically become a cliché. [...]