Did you know that there are still trans fatty acids in our food? The government started regulating trans fats in 2006. So I’m actually shocked that this is still a problem. Of course [...]
Category: Reality Health Check
The perfect gluten-free pasta?
As much as I believe in a gluten-free lifestyle, I’ve been wary of all the “gluten-free” products that are taking supermarkets by storm. Most of them seem like they’re [...]
The best bone-builder you can get
If there was still any doubt lingering in anyone’s mind that vitamin D is good for bones, this should put it to rest. A recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine is as [...]
Beauty products up diabetes risk
A new study in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives shows that the chemicals in skin creams and makeup significantly increase the risk of diabetes in women. I’ve written about [...]
A hidden health threat from the last source you’d expect
As you know, one of my primary missions in life is to set the record straight about what’s truly healthy–and what isn’t. Because, unfortunately, it’s not all that easy to [...]
Orange tomatoes?
I’m savoring every last bite of this season’s tomato crop. Not only do they taste like summer, but, as you probably know, tomatoes are packed with lycopene. Lycopene is a [...]
A bad joke with deadly consequences
They’ve got to be kidding. The American Diabetes Association (this time in conjunction with the American Heart Association) released a statement recently that may very well trump every [...]
Prevention at its worst
In case you weren’t already aware…government agencies are constantly trying to force physicians into the “mold” they’ve created. Perhaps it’s so one day they [...]
Breaking down the “Big Three”
You didn’t think I’d let this one get by me did you? Of course, I’m talking about the recent Swedish study that looked at the effects of a low-carb diet on cardiovascular risk [...]
The cranberry cure
Somehow, every woman in America, seems to be in on the natural secret for curing urinary tract infections (UTIs). But men get these infections, too (as I wrote in the October 2011 issue of my [...]