In anticipation of Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples Day, let’s continue looking at foods from the Americas that transformed the world’s nutrition, health, cuisine, and economies. Today, we’ll [...]
Author: Dr. Micozzi
The dark little treat that changed the world
A week from today is Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples Day. So, in this week’s Daily Dispatches, I’ll be discussing important foods originally cultivated by the indigenous peoples of the [...]
Minerals are a gold mine for lowering your blood pressure
I’d like to round out this week with yet another way to support your cardiovascular health and manage your blood pressure without taking drugs. We’ve already looked at food and nutrients [...]
More reasons why I’ll never take blood pressure medication again
All this week, I’ve been reporting about ways to support your cardiovascular health without taking drugs. And today, I will specifically discuss four science-backed nutrients that have been shown [...]
Six foods that lower blood pressure—without drugs!
High blood pressure is the No. 1 reason people visit the doctor. It generates more than $20 billion in annual income for the mainstream-medical-industrial complex. And there’s no doubt that [...]
This highly respected medical specialty offers harmful, low value care
Researchers from Oregon Health & Science University recently spent thousands of hours investigating “low value” care and “medical reversals.” Basically, these are accepted medical practices [...]
This tasty snack lowers risk of Type II diabetes, heart disease, and early death
Getting a diagnosis of pre-diabetes isn’t a life sentence. In fact, as I told you earlier this week, a new study found that most people diagnosed with “pre-diabetes” never go on to develop [...]
A drink (or two!) with dinner reduces your risk of this common lung disease
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a brutal, chronic lung disease that is thought to afflict up to 24 million Americans, making it the third-leading cause of disease and death in the [...]
Most cases of pre-diabetes never develop into full-blown disease
In a new, breakthrough study, two-thirds of people diagnosed with pre-diabetes never went on to develop full-blown Type II diabetes. The secret to how they thwarted the disease’s progression was [...]
Don’t buy into the new “plant-based” fake meat craze
Have you seen the hype around all the new fake meat products—like the Impossible Whopper® at Burger King and the Beyond Sausage Sandwich® at Dunkin’ Donuts? Not that I patronize these fast food [...]