Over the past 50 years, there have been some true breakthroughs in medicine. And some of these even came from the pharmaceutical industry. Take a blood pressure drug like Losartan, for instance. [...]
Author: Dr. Micozzi
Mission Impossible?
Greedy drug companies. Fake data. Drug recalls. Corrupt research scientists. We’ve seen it all from Big PHARMA in recent years. But not everyone on the inside has his head in the sand. Take, for [...]
Something to keep in mind
The baby boomers will face many challenges in the coming years. One of the greatest challenges they will face is the growing epidemic of Alzheimer’s disease. In fact, U.S. researchers predict [...]
Scraping the bottom of the bottle
Alcohol causes 3.5 percent of cancer deaths each year in the United States. This figure comes from a new report published by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Of course, it made all kinds of [...]
Survive late winter viruses with cook’s secret
We are almost through the worst of winter. And the sun is getting higher in the sky. But we’re not quite through cold and flu season yet. And sometimes, it’s the virus you get late in the season [...]
Stick with butter and pat yourself on the back
I’m grateful my parents had the good sense never to bring margarine into our home when I was growing up. But as a child, I felt deprived. Many of our thoroughly modern neighbors believed the PR [...]
Shine some winter light on the MS mystery
There is an old saying in medicine, “when you hear hoof beats, don’t look for unicorns.” It means that doctors should look for horses when they hear hoof beats. They should look for the obvious. [...]
Toxic chemicals–unsafe at any dose
It’s politically correct to say a diet high in fat and calories “should” lead to obesity and diabetes. But is it true? Many scientific studies do not demonstrate this cause-and-effect- [...]
New concerns about baby boomer health
The “baby boomer” generation of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush is not doing well. No, it’s not doing well at all, compared with the previous generation. This isn’t just my opinion. Researchers [...]
Link between diet soda and “diet-betes”
I always advise you to eat real food–meat, cheese, nuts, eggs, and even chocolate— in moderation. In fact, subscribers to my newsletter know what it means to eat like you’re on top of [...]