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Misunderstood magnesium
It was 40 years ago that I first learned of the power of magnesium. That was during my medical training when a pulmonary specialist told us fledgling doctors that it was vital to check magnesium levels in critically ill intubated…read more
Categories:General Nutrition Heart Health Immunity Supplements
Will COVID kill integrative medicine?
In the early twentieth century, the Flexner Report sought to assert the preeminence of the “biomedical model” over traditional folk medicines that were still widely embraced by Americans. Medical research was advancing in the wake of Louis Pasteur (the…read more
Categories:COVID-19
Defending Beef: A review
I recently had the opportunity to interview Nicolette Hahn Niman about the newly-revised and expanded edition of her 2014 book Defending Beef: The Ecological and Nutritional Case for Meat. The LA Times review says “Nicolette Hahn Niman sets out to debunk just about everything you…read more
Categories:General Nutrition Nutrition Controversies
August Auguries 2021: COVID news roundup
Protecting our children: “More kids are getting COVID!” (USA Today); “Children’s hospitals fill up as virus cases soar” (The Hill) shout the headlines. The NY Times recently ran a story on a 15-year-old honor student with “long COVID” who now can barely think straight…read more
Categories:COVID-19
Do you make these mistakes when buying or storing olive oil?
To my readers: I’ve often written about the importance of high-quality extra virgin olive oil as part of a heart-healthy diet. Today, I wanted to share with you a piece by someone who’s even more passionate about olive oil than…read more
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Ultra-processed foods—what are they and why are they so bad?
It’s a verity that we should avoid “junk foods” and “fast foods”. Your mom could have told you as much. But until recently, there was a lack of scientific consensus on what exactly they were, why they’re so bad for…read more
Categories:General Nutrition
They warned us about the dangers of sugar 70 years ago (Why didn’t we listen?)
Faced with some downtime for the holidays, I undertook the task of excavating my basement. Having moved my office to more compact quarters a couple of years ago, I had shipped my legacy book collection to New Jersey. Boxes sat…read more
Let’s talk about vitamin D . . .
President Trump took it as part of his innovative antiviral cocktail recently. And Dr. Fauci says he takes vitamin D and C supplements and that they can lessen “your susceptibility to infection” according to Business Insider. So why is vitamin D suddenly…read more
Categories:COVID-19 Supplements
COVID-19 Controversies: The debates to come
We are living in unprecedented and unpredictable times. It seems every day brings new recommendations on what we should—or shouldn’t—or actually, on second thought, should—be doing to keep ourselves and others safe from the spread of COVID-19. With experts and…read more
Categories:COVID-19
Top Ten worst health stories of 2019 (Part 1)
It’s that time of year again! Time to pay homage to some of the worst accomplishments of waning 2019: Worst songs, worst movies, worst fashions, worst tech gifts, etc. This week, I’m reprising my annual rendition of the year’s worst…read more
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Though we think of declining estrogen as the hallmark of menopause, it's actually common for…
Up to 12 percent of Americans have ulcers at some point in life. Peptic ulcers…
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Gallbladder disease is a modern illness. An estimated 20 million Americans have gallbladder disease. The…
A recent TV ad for a new expensive osteoporosis drug, Evenity®, seeks to create the…
Q: How do you advise a 70-year-old to start a healthier life when they have…
“Follow the science” they say. But if Covid has awakened us to anything, it’s that…
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