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6 new products that I’m excited about in 2015
These days, it’s not often that breakthrough nutritional products arrive on the market—sometimes it seems like everything worth inventing has already been devised! Where are new nutrients that are the modern equivalents of blockbusters like EGCG, Ubiquinol, and alpha lipoic…read more
Categories:Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Problems Alzheimer’s Cancer Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Crohn's Disease Digestive Health Heart Disease Heart Health Mental and Emotional Health Multiple Sclerosis Neurological Health Skin and Hair Supplements
12 natural ways to protect your heart and lower your CRP
We spend a lot of time obsessing over cholesterol, but did you know that another blood test may be even more predictive of the risk of dying from a heart attack or stroke? Hs-CRP, or high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (sometimes referred…read more
“Fed Up”: A movie review
Last weekend, I went to see Fed Up, co-produced by Katic Couric and Laurie David. I got to the megaplex and found it mobbed with crowds for the opening weekend of Godzilla, which was sold out. Tickets for Fed Up…read more
Categories:Digestive Health Exercise General Nutrition Heart Disease Heart Health Metabolic Syndrome Nutrition and Weight Nutrition Controversies Obesity
12 drugs you should never take (part 3 of 3)
This week, I finish up my three-part series, “12 drugs you should never take.” I hope that the previous two installments have enlightened and informed, and that some of you have begun the process of ditching these medications from your…read more
Categories:Digestive Health Nutrition Controversies Obesity Pediatric Health Supplements Women’s Health
12 supplements you should NEVER take
As you already know, I’m a big proponent of nutritional supplements. The majority of supplement manufacturers are responsible and ethical, and their claims are, by and large, science-based. That does not mean that I suspend my critical faculties when it…read more
Categories:Aging Cancer Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Gluten Sensitivity Heart Health Nutrition Controversies Supplements
Something fishy this way comes . . .
Yet another viral news story has recently spooked many of my listeners and patients. This time it’s about an alleged association between fish oil and prostate cancer. It spread like wildfire this week after being headlined on the Drudge Report….read more
Categories:Cancer General Nutrition Supplements
GMOs: A primer
In the early 1800s, faced with automation and industrialization in the English textile industry, a group of traditional weavers and lacemakers banded together to protest. They were called “Luddites.” The Luddites demonstrated at new mass-production factories, and even sometimes rampaged,…read more
Categories:Nutrition and Weight
“Don’t take your vitamins”? So not!
An op-ed in the June 9 New York Times by Dr. Paul Offit has the vitamin world in a tizzy. After a snarky introduction ripping on singer Katy Perry for advocating supplements to her fans, Offit writes: “Nutrition experts argue…read more
Categories:Nutrition and Weight Supplements
GMOs: A Primer
In the early 1800s, faced with automation and industrialization in the English textile industry, a group of traditional weavers and lacemakers banded together to protest. They were called “Luddites.” The Luddites demonstrated at new mass-production factories, and even sometimes rampaged,…read more
Categories:Optimization
What do Bill Gates, eggs and “Soylent Green” have in common?
The other night I don’t know what possessed me to re-watch Soylent Green, a 1973 dystopian sci-fi pic starring Charlton Heston and featuring Edward G. Robinson in his final screen role. The movie is sort of a protracted “Twilight Zone”…read more
Categories:General Nutrition
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Though we think of declining estrogen as the hallmark of menopause, it's actually common for…
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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…
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There’s more to GI health than whether or not to take an acid-blocker. All too…
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In the latest attempt to remove “stigma” from medical terminology, liver specialists have come up…
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Q: My husband’s high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) is 1.62 and his homocysteine is 13.1. If…
The Corruption of America’s Food Industry with Austin Frerick, Part 2
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