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There’s a misconception among low carb dieters. Many people believe a low carb diet is much higher in protein. Folks are opting for ‘lean’ protein like sirloin steak and grilled chicken breast, keeping fattier portions like rib-eye and…read more
Categories:Ketogenic Diet Paleo Diet
Colostrum is the first food of life for newborn mammals. It provides antibodies, carbohydrates, and protein to help a baby grow and develop. Perhaps best of all, colostrum’s effects extend across the whole body. Now, let’s take a…read more
Categories:General Nutrition Immunity Muscle and Bone Health Neurological Health Skin and Hair Skin Conditions Sponsored Supplements
President Donald Trump’s recent physical exam has occasioned lots of commentary, much of it snarky. It has even spawned a new hashtag: #Girther, a skeptical allusion to Trump’s claim that he is 6’3” and 239 (Some believe he’s exaggerating…read more
Categories:General Medicine
Q: I did the Atkins diet many years ago. I didn’t lose weight, and my cholesterol went up and never came back down. I realize all diets don’t fit everyone, but I’m curious why it didn’t work for…read more
Categories:General Nutrition
Besides regular hand washing, which can reduce your chances of getting the flu by 50 percent according to the CDC, here are some other things you can do to keep your immune system optimal: 1) Take a probiotic, and eat…read more
Tinnitus—or “ringing in the ears”—is the bane of many people’s existences. It is thought to affect 15% of the world’s adult population. Depending on who you are, it can be pronounced TIN-ni-tus (Brits and health professionals) or tin-NIGHT-us…read more
Categories:Ear, Nose and Throat Supplements
Fresh off the presses and in time for your New Year’s resolutions, there’s now another reason to stop counting calories if you’re trying to lose weight. As published in the journal Cell Metabolism, scientists at the Salk Institute for…read more
Categories:General Nutrition Obesity
In last week’s article, I gave you ten of my top twenty-five supplements for managing blood pressure. Today, I want to continue my blood pressure series, inspired by the recent recategorization of 31 million Americans from borderline to fully…read more
Categories:Hypertension Supplements
Experts say we don’t actually break a habit. We simply replace it with a new one, a new behavior. How we eat is actually a behavior. For example, if you’re always the first one to finish your meal at…read more
Categories:Exercise General Nutrition
Last month, health authorities moved the goalposts on high blood pressure, suddenly recategorizing 31 million Americans with borderline blood pressure as frankly hypertensive. If your blood pressure is 120-129/80-89, this applies to you. In a recent newsletter article,…read more
Categories:Hypertension Supplements
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…
Gallbladder disease is a modern illness. An estimated 20 million Americans have gallbladder disease. The…
I’m a veteran of the Diet Wars. Back in the 80s, when the ultra-low-carb Atkins…
Q: I’ve read that twenty minutes of sun exposure will give us 10,000 to 20,000 IV…
I couldn’t resist. Rather than leave these candidates for “Breakthrough treatments that we don’t really need” on…
Q&A with Leyla, Part 1: HIIT Training
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