With coronavirus still upending business as usual all over the country, it can be hard to focus on anything else. But after devoting the rest of this week’s Reality Health Check articles to news [...]
Tag: prediabetes
Most mainstream doctors are clueless about prediabetes
I don’t often write negative things about my colleagues. But my reaction to this recent bit of news can only be described as outrage. Because according to a new study, a lot of primary care [...]
Make sure your doctor checks for these five metabolic markers
I have to admit, I chuckled when I came across a little article urging doctors to “screen for five markers to ward off heart disease, diabetes.” Why? It’s 2019, for Pete’s sake! And if docs [...]
Diabetics beware: New mainstream advice isn’t just bad — it’s downright dangerous
Alert the presses! Researchers out of Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School “just discovered” that following a low-carbohydrate diet leads to “exceptional” blood sugar [...]
The blood tests you need to get now
I am a huge believer in the value of blood tests for identifying underlying inflammation. All you have to do is ask my patients to know this to be true. Which is why I was thrilled to come across [...]
Prediabetes increases cancer risk
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A happy Monday story: Patient goes from high-risk to healthy (and you can, too)
Is anyone else slightly unsettled by the fact that Apple has a new iPhone called the 6 Plus? I won’t buy a plus-size anything, let alone a phone. When did Apple succumb to the madness that is [...]