A new scientific study shows that drinking coffee helps you live longer. Of course, this finding shouldn’t come as a surprise to you. As I often report, ongoing studies show coffee significantly [...]
Author: Dr. Micozzi
One simple lifestyle change could dramatically lower heart disease risk
Researchers in the U.K. recently found that walking pace at middle age determines a lot about your future health. For the study, researchers collected four years’ worth of data on nearly 420,727 [...]
New study finds definitive link between MS and low vitamin D
A recent study published in the prestigious journal Neurology found a strong link between low vitamin D levels and multiple sclerosis (MS). Of course, as a reader of my Daily Dispatch, you [...]
Enjoy health benefits of “pumpkin spice” year-round
Happy Halloween! Of course, October 31st falls halfway between the autumnal equinox and the winter solstice, when darkness begins to set in earlier. Years and years ago on these dark, fall [...]
Beware of “research” attempting to rewrite the book on statins
Do you want to hear a real horror story for Halloween eve? A new study says it’s the “first ever” to show that statin drug therapy lowers the risk of heart disease among people with elevated [...]
Cutting-edge genetic research may explain ancient vampire tales
Researchers recently discovered a genetic mutation that causes the rare blood disorder known as porphyria. This discovery may help explain how folk tales about vampires originated. Porphyria is a [...]
How to eat bacon and still lose weight
I say it all the time — you can eat bacon and still lose weight. But preachy dieticians insist you must replace saturated fats (found in bacon, red meat and butter), with unsaturated fats (found [...]
This morning ritual could prevent Type II diabetes
A new study shows that a compound in coffee delays the onset of Type II diabetes in mice. Great — but did we really need another study to point out the obvious? Numerous studies in humans have [...]
The question your doctor should be asking to assess heart attack risk
A pair of new studies recently examined the role of stress in the development of heart disease. In fact, researchers say it’s the first study ever to explore exactly how feeling stressed can [...]
U.S. military trains soldiers to tap into their “sixth sense”
Perhaps you’ve noticed my Friday e-letters this October are focused on extrasensory perception and premonition. And today, I’m at it again. (Maybe you saw it coming…) Typically, most people [...]