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Excessive alcohol use can cause fat accumulation in the liver. Ultimately, This accumulation of fat may lead to liver failure that may actually prove fatal. But it turns out, that there is another form of fat accumulation in…read more
Categories:Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Problems Diabetes Inflammation Liver disease Metabolic Syndrome
There’s a lot of buzz lately about resilience. The dictionary defines it as “the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness.” It may be one of the most important factors that influences our health and longevity. We all…read more
Categories:Mental and Emotional Health Supplements
With the cold and flu season peaking, I thought it might be a good time to review natural ways of supporting our immune systems. (Listen to my recent Clinical Focus podcast on the subject of Immune Support, as well…read more
Categories:Colds and Respiratory Infections Flu Immunity Supplements
Q: I’m on a very low carb diet and my question relates to my feeling of weakness and lethargy recently. I’ve read about the “Atkins Flu” or “Ketosis Flu.” Is this what I’m experiencing? What can I do to…read more
Categories:General Nutrition
I’ve just completed 1 and 1/2 cycles of the Whole30 Diet, and finally I’ll share my personal impressions with you. I’ve already written extensively about the diet here and here. You can also listen to a podcast where I…read more
Categories:General Nutrition Nutrition and Weight
As humans, when it comes to changing a behavior—an attempt at self-improvement, or establishing a healthy habit, we often start off all gung ho with an “all or nothing” attitude. “This is it! I will achieve ____ (fill…read more
Categories:Exercise Nutrition and Weight
A recent study suggests that obese people with metabolic syndrome face an unexpected quandary when it comes to vitamin E. They need more than normal levels of the vitamin because their weight and other problems are causing increased…read more
Categories:Metabolic Syndrome Nutrition and Weight Obesity
I’ve now completed my thirty-day test-drive of the Whole30 Diet and I want to share my impressions with you. Many of you have been following my journey on Facebook as I post photos of the meals I’ve been…read more
Categories:Digestive Health Nutrition and Weight Paleo Diet
So much has been written in scientific journals recently about how the loss of microbes in the gut, especially earlier in life, affects the immune system. For example, researcher Marsha Wills-Karp, at the Johns Hopkins School of Public…read more
Categories:Antibiotics Asthma
The January 19 broadcast of PBS Frontline’s “investigative report” on supplements was so dreaded that it sent stock prices of major vitamin retailers like GNC and Vitamin Shoppe plummeting days before it aired. Accustomed to hard-hitting Frontline exposés of…read more
Categories: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…
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