There’s nothing like the holiday food frenzy to make you really think about what you’re eating… And it can be hard to resist temptations like the cheese dip at your neighbor’s party, that [...]
Author: Dr. Micozzi
How holiday baking can help reduce your risk of diabetes
It’s no secret that your health improves after you cut back on carbs—including refined wheat and other grains. But holiday baking typically requires plenty of grain-based flour. So does that mean [...]
BREAKING: New research shows dietary supplements may actually cure heart disease
I always advise you to take a dietary supplement for at least two months to garner the most benefits. And there’s good reason for that… When you take a drug, it’s like hitting a nail on the head [...]
WARNING: New research shows probiotic supplements may be doing more harm than good
There’s a lot of confusion about probiotics. And a lot more myth than science being spread by the natural products industry and practitioners who really ought to know better. Probiotics are the [...]
This decorative holiday snack “cracks the code” to lower blood sugar
This time of year, nutcrackers aren’t just for making “suite” music. Using your holiday nutcracker for its intended purpose will yield big benefits for your health. In fact, nuts should be part [...]
Surprising health benefits of feeling “young at heart”
In my Daily Dispatch, I report on lifestyle and nutritional approaches that you can effortlessly implement to improve your longevity. But there’s also a psychological dimension to maintaining [...]
Opt out of this outdated — and potentially deadly — “good deed”
When you renew your driver’s license at the Motor Vehicle Administration, I suggest opting out of becoming an organ donor. (At least until the transplant industry starts to recognize donors’ [...]
Four important rules of thumb about eating fiber
TIME magazine recently interviewed my colleague Walt Willet, Harvard professor of epidemiology and nutrition, about the best “high-fiber foods.” Of course, as I explained a few weeks ago, the [...]
Five surprising health benefits in just one glass of whiskey
One early fall day, a few years after I’d graduated from college, I attended a local alumni association meeting and heard a fellow alumnus make this toast: To that terrible Time of year Too warm [...]
The expert-backed exercise target we can all live with
I hope you had the chance to take a nice walk after your Thanksgiving meal yesterday. And perhaps you even plan to get out and about again this weekend before the weather gets colder. As I often [...]
