Chemical soup Pathogens aren’t the only factors that can make your food poisonous. In fact, the meal that you’re eating is only as safe as the dish it’s served in. That’s [...]
Category: Reality Health Check
Common culprits of food-borne illness
Poison control I’ve been telling you for ages that the food you eat is making you sick. And now, it looks like it’s official. A couple of weeks ago, I shared some details about the [...]
Poison control
I’ve been telling you for ages that the food you eat is making you sick. And now, it looks like it’s official.A couple of weeks ago, I shared some details about the FDA’s new [...]
Benefits of pycnogenol for menopause
Pining for relief If you’re like most women, the “change of life” feels more like a nightmare that just won’t end. The typical transition to menopause lasts roughly four [...]
Six red flags
A new look at some old research speaks to the point I’ve continued to make about dietary fats over the years. Namely, that saturated fats aren’t the real villains to your [...]
Diabetes of the brain
Here’s a term I wish I had thought of: “diabetes of the brain.” The lead author of a fascinating new study coined that brilliant phrase. And the results of the research that [...]
Ranks of stupidity
I’m not sure who makes up all those “top ten” lists you’ll find floating around the internet. But I can tell you that the people who write about diets are usually wrong. [...]
Q. Are jams & jelly ok to eat?
Q. Are jams & jelly ok to eat? Dr. Fred Jellies and jams are packed with sugar – as they are filled with fruit juice and even fruit syrup (which is the concentrated fruit). There are 10 [...]
The whole truth
This just in, hot off the presses from the Harvard School of Public Health: “Current standards for classifying foods as ‘whole grain’ are inconsistent and, in some cases, [...]
Dark green veggies show great promise in devastating disease
There aren’t many diseases more devastating than amyotrophic lateral sclerosis–better known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, or just ALS. This condition causes your nerve cells to die, [...]