The U.S. wastes a whopping $200 billion a year on unnecessary ER visits, hospitalizations, and other treatments, according to a new report. This represents 8 percent of the country’s total [...]
Author: Dr. Micozzi
Harry Truman was right about one thing
President Harry Truman once said, “If you want a friend in Washington, D.C., get a dog.” And maybe he was onto something. The American Heart Association (AHA) just reported that dog owners appear [...]
Short walks cut type-2 diabetes risk
If you’re at risk for developing type-2 diabetes, you may think you need to make a major lifestyle change to get your health back on track. But that’s not entirely true, if you are only “at [...]
The most expensive test you may not need
Your doctor probably encourages you to get regular colonoscopies once you hit 50 years. Doctors order these tests to screen for cancer or polyps growing on the mucosal surface of your colon. And [...]
Are these cancer victims immune to Alzheimer’s disease?
A new study found that people who get certain types of skin cancer are significantly less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease (AD). U.S. scientists recently made this shocking discovery quite [...]
Yoga on the mind
Last month, I stopped by the annual yoga research meeting outside Boston. If you’re a skeptic who claims “no real research” exists for natural therapies like yoga, you should have seen the [...]
More taxes on Independence Day
Today marks the day the United States of America declared independence from Great Britain. And with that declaration, we put an end to unfair taxation without representation. Ironically, the [...]
Saving vision
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is very common among older adults. In fact, it’s the leading cause of vision loss for men and women over 60 years. Yet, mainstream treatments are often [...]
Can you get “too much” vitamin D in the summer?
Summer is upon us. So it’s a little easier to get the healthy sun exposure needed to activate vitamin D in your body. In fact, you may wonder–should I still take my vitamin D supplement [...]
Shocking study turns government recommendations about fats upside down
As I said yesterday, government experts have long advised us to cut back on red meat and butter. Both are rich in saturated fats (SFs). Instead, they want us to use vegetable oils rich in [...]