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Evidence accumulates from various sources about the different hazards of our unnaturally scrubbed clean and urban environments. The mechanism is not always so clear, although suggested by a study recently described from Finland in which researchers... [read more]
I am amazed that most of the comments and the implications of Mr. Hoffman's writing is that fat people are gluttonous and slothful, somehow deficient as human beings, and that is why they are fat. He only excuses them because they are the victims... [read more]
Sleep deprivation is associated with an increased risk of obesity, presumably by altering the hormones our body produces and releases during sleep hours. Some interesting findings in the study, such as an increased progression from pre- to full... [read more]
Nutritional studies are notoriously difficult to perform with certainty. Nevertheless, each new study result can be compared to what we already know to gauge its worthiness. In this study, known dietary habits were sifted against tested cognitive... [read more]
One of my goals is to help you sift through the often conflicting information you might read from different “healthy news” sources. Dr. Weil recently picked up a story from the news and suggested, just like the research rats, you trade one poison... [read more]
Have you ever been challenged to remember what you were just doing, or a name you just learned? As we age, we all suffer some degree of short-term memory loss. Severe memory loss adds untold stress and heartbreak to those impaired as well as their... [read more]
Medical research continues to find differences between men and women in the ways our bodies behave, in health, illness, and in response to medical treatment. A study recently performed to evaluate the effects of mental stress on cardiovascular... [read more]
Meditation classes are thriving, even usurping time from once athletic yoga classes. Meditation is widely acknowledged as a stress reduction technique, and has also been associated with reduced blood pressure and improvements in other physical... [read more]
Do you pay for your own health care? Have you been told you have type 2 diabetes? Type 2 diabetics account for 95% of the diabetes epidemic in the US, and type 2 diabetes is completely preventable and reversible by lifestyle choices.... [read more]
Are you shocked to learn that people are taking drastic measures to lose weight? A recent story in the Huffington Post reported that eager dieters, particularly glowing brides-to-be, are putting tubes down their noses to bypass eating as a means... [read more]
