Even before the coronavirus outbreak, most people tended to spend most of their time indoors. Especially during the winter. But indoor spaces are more likely to harbor harmful germs that can [...]
Even before the coronavirus outbreak, most people tended to spend most of their time indoors. Especially during the winter. But indoor spaces are more likely to harbor harmful germs that can [...]
Anxiety disorders affect 40 million people in the United States, which is nearly 20 percent of the population. But during unsettling times—like now, with the coronavirus pandemic—it’s likely to [...]
I often hear from readers whose doctors warn them about the supposed dangers of taking nutritional supplements, which always leaves me scratching my head. Nutritional supplements have an [...]
The past few weeks have seen an abundance of medical misinformation swirling around social media. Unfortunately, taking it all too seriously has had devastating effects on both the economy and on [...]
Throughout my 40-year career, I’ve witnessed how mainstream medicine has tried to blame breast cancer in women on everything from alcohol to obesity to dietary fat to red meat. But there’s never [...]
Lower back pain afflicts nearly 80 percent of the men and women in the U.S. at least once during their lives. In fact, it’s the leading cause of pain and disability in working people. And for [...]
Without a doubt, the coronavirus, now labeled a pandemic, has sent the United States—and the entire world—into a tailspin. Politicians are shutting down schools, restaurants, and sporting [...]
Even as we adopt “social distancing,” it’s important to note that these efforts should not keep you confined inside your house. There’s always a great deal of benefit to be found by spending time [...]
Today, on St. Patrick’s Day, I thought we’d take a break from the urgent headlines and talk about something much simpler… The lowly potato. Of course, to this day, we strongly associate [...]
As I often report, doctors routinely overtreat older people in this country with unnecessary, ineffective, and even dangerous drugs and medical procedures—which often end up causing more harm [...]