Your teeth and your arteries aren’t the only places you have to worry about plaque. Build-up of beta-amyloid in your brain is also a well known hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). [...]
Category: Reality Health Check
A cure for the common headache
Next time you have a headache, don’t reach for the Tylenol. Instead, try supplementing with a little extra vitamin D. If that sounds like strange advice, hear me out. A new study from [...]
Are jams & jelly ok?
Q. Hate to bother you, but would like to get some health info on Smuckers Simply Fruit jelly…and I know I can trust your info. Thanks. –Sam P., McCaysville, GA Dr. Fred: Jellies and jams are [...]
Metal protector
I’m sure I’ve mentioned the importance of zinc before. For one thing, it’s a key element in testosterone production, which makes it especially important for men. (Though women [...]
Nutrition PSA
You might recall that both fish oil and CoQ10, are on my list of “desert island” supplements that everyone should be taking. And with study results like the ones I’m about to [...]
Law and Disorder
I don’t mean to sound overly cynical. But I’ve said it repeatedly: The government doesn’t have your health in mind–despite what they’d have you believe. Case in [...]
Garlic and high blood pressure
You might think the only thing garlic and high blood pressure have in common is a hit TV show about sexy vampires. But you’d be wrong. Garlic has been a well known heart health remedy for a [...]
Mind-body medicine
It’s time to trade the couch for the mat, in more ways than one. At least, that’s the takeaway of one new study on the mental healing power of yoga. Researchers reviewed 16 trials [...]
Exercise high
Yes, I realize that I talk about exercise all the time. It’s not as if I look like Ahh-nuld. But working out has transformed my life in so many positive ways that I like to spread the [...]
Lucid dreaming
Everyone knows that a good night’s sleep helps you think more clearly. But the quality time you clock every night could have a bigger impact on your brain than you think. And new research [...]