You wouldn’t believe my surprise when I opened the most recent issue of JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association). Inside was a positive study on the use of nutritional [...]
Category: Reality Health Check
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before…
Sorry, but I can’t help but wrap up the week with one more truth about soda… Guess what? It makes you fat. And it’s killing our country, pound by sugar-fueled pound. Yet [...]
Cancer in a can
In another bit of news that didn’t make front page headlines…the state of California recently added ammonia sulfite, or 4-MI, to its list of cancer-causing chemicals. 4-MI is a [...]
Stroke is it!
Last week, I shared an eye-opening video from the National Center for Science in the Public Interest. In it, this consumer health watchdog hung the soft drink industry out to dry by showing the [...]
Gluten snack gluttony
There is almost nothing I like doing more than exposing the food industry for what it really is. An industry based on profits just like any other. With absolutely NO consideration to how what [...]
Just say NO…
Beta-blockers are high on my list of drugs to avoid for a lot of reasons. They contribute to fatigue. They slow down your metabolism. They can even trigger asthma attacks. And as if all that [...]
Researchers miss the point on gluten
I’ve been a big fan of eating gluten free for decades. In fact, a true gluten-free diet is essentially at the core of my New Hamptons Health Miracle. That is, eating foods that are by their [...]
The Truth about Soda
You won’t believe what the folks at Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) have pulled off. An amazing satire of the Coca-Cola bears that conveys everything I’ve been [...]
Long-overdue look at cell phones considered
The cell phone debate rages on and it’s not about the Droid vs. the iPhone (although I know which one I would pick). I’m sure you’re aware of the ongoing concerns about the use [...]
Something’s fishy…
Too often, conventional wisdom is ludicrously wrong. Like recommending artificial sweeteners to diabetics. Or telling dieters to eat less fat. But sometimes, popular advice is just plain good [...]