I just got back from my annual trip to the Natural Products Expo in Baltimore, MD. It’s a huge trade show where food manufacturers, supplement companies, and anyone involved in the natural health [...]
Category: Sugar
Sugar’s death toll keeps on rising
It seems the beverage industry has stepped up their game of deception and are now targeting a younger, less wealthy group when pitching their poisons. And, man, their marketing is good. But when [...]
Coke goes flat in its latest attempt to manipulate the public
It was only a matter of time before this would happen. Coke has been manipulating the public for years with its clever advertising campaigns, but this time they’ve gone too far…and they’ve been [...]
The double-edged sword of the new “added sugar” labeling laws
By now you’re well aware of how I feel about sugar. I believe it is the single greatest contributing factor to the growing constellation of health problems Americans face today. So you might [...]
Obesity and psychology: The delicate balance between crass and cautionary
When I encourage my patients—and you—to lose weight, it’s always my goal to do it in as positive and encouraging a manner as I possibly can. Yes, I am extremely adamant about the fact that excess [...]
Obesity and psychology: The delicate balance between crass and cautionary
When I encourage my patients—and you—to lose weight, it’s always my goal to do it in as positive and encouraging a manner as I possibly can. Yes, I am extremely adamant about the fact that excess [...]
The deadly “gateway drug” no one is warning kids about
I’ve talked before about how I’m all for taxing junk food—especially soda and other sugary beverages. It’s probably one of my most controversial opinions. But I’m not the only one who thinks it’s [...]
A bogus food “warning” you don’t need to be worried about
I love my city but, boy, can the powers-that-be in the Big Apple be clueless sometimes. Our mayor’s latest proposal to the NYC Board of Health is aimed at reducing…salt. The proposed plan would [...]
Step away from the pizza
As an Italian, I know I shouldn’t be saying this. But I’m going to say it anyway because I care too much about your health… A new study shows that pizza may in fact be just as bad for obesity as [...]
An alarming new statistic on kids and diabetes
Back in February, I wrote a Reality Health Check on the rising–and staggering–cost of having diabetes. Namely, if you have diabetes, the cost of treating it has doubled in the past [...]
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