Expensive creams and plastic surgery might promise the fountain of youth. But it looks like the real secret to staying young is a lot less glamorous. As part of a recent study, researchers [...]
Category: Reality Health Check
Blood sugar shrinks your brain
If you want to stay healthy, it is becoming clearer and clearer that you have to keep your blood sugar under control. In fact, a new study shows that even blood glucose levels in the high end of [...]
Who do you trust?
“Is Big Pharma getting too much flak from doctors?” No, that’s not a sarcastic question. It’s an actual headline from a recent report I came across, which details [...]
Gut check
The link between your gut bacteria and your immune health is only one of many examples of how the health of your gut ties into your overall health. New research is shining a light on one of the [...]
Gut check
The link between your gut bacteria and your immune health is only one of many examples of how the health of your gut ties into your overall health. New research is shining a light on one of the [...]
Lucky number seven
You know that long-standing recommendation to get your “five a day” of fruits and veggies? Well, that might be good enough for the USDA. But they’d have to add a couple extra [...]
Don’t give up!
“It’s never too late to start” and “don’t give up” are two of my favorite clichés–at least in talking with patients. And now a new study makes them even [...]
A new kind of “snacking”
Finally, a form of snacking I can get behind. If you have a tough time fitting an hour or even 20 minutes of exercise into your schedule, listen up. Experts say that short, 10-minute bursts of [...]
Change isn’t easy
I always like to think of autumn as a time of renewal and self-evaluation. As I get older, I like to ponder the future and what it may look like. But, this year, I decided to make a drastic [...]
Something to chew on
The faster you eat, the fatter you get…and if you want to slim down, you’ve got to slow down. This is already diet gospel, no matter who you talk to. But now, a new study is showing [...]