New research shows the month during which you were born appears to influence your adult temperament. Of course, if you pay attention to life and the world, you have abundant opportunity to [...]
Author: Dr. Micozzi
Antidepressants cause emotional blunting
Last month, I shared some disturbing, new research about selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Researchers from the innovative Max Planck Institute discovered these common [...]
When less is more in cancer care
I just saw a headline in the Medscape Journal of Medicine that could have come from a page in my own book. The headline read: “Solution to U.S. Cancer Care ‘Crisis’ is Less Cancer Care.” Dr. [...]
The peculiar consequences of quitting smoking with ease
If you’ve tried to quit smoking but haven’t been able to completely kick the habit, don’t get discouraged. In fact, you may even consider it a good thing when it comes to avoiding a deadly and [...]
The peculiar consequences of quitting smoking with ease
If you’ve tried to quit smoking but haven’t been able to completely kick the habit, don’t get discouraged. In fact, you may even consider it a good thing when it comes to avoiding a deadly and [...]
Natural brain booster hiding in plain sight
In a large telephone survey conducted last year by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), one in eight men and women over 60 years reported experiencing memory lapses that have been “happening [...]
Big pharma tries to distract you by muddying the waters
We now know many of the new, hot Type II diabetes drugs don’t effectively control blood sugar. And they come with a slew of dangerous side effects. So–does big pharma simply throw in the [...]
Have we been treating elevated blood pressure too aggressively?
I’ve been closely studying the effects of high blood pressure since my work in Southeast Asia in the 1970s. It’s clearly the No. 1 silent killer behind cardiovascular disease. Therefore, I’ve [...]
Curiosity–it’s not just a trivial pursuit
Curiosity may have killed the cat, but new research shows it can help keep your brain cells alive. In fact, researchers at the University of California, Davis, found that men and women showed [...]
The relentless, year-round “harvest” you may want to avoid
The calendar is turning the corner on 2014. And in most parts of the country, people are getting ready to prepare for Thanksgiving. Our neighbors to the north in Canada observed the holiday last [...]