Fifty-four percent of Americans drink coffee daily. And no wonder. It tastes great and gives you a kick start in the morning. Of course, coffee has many health benefits as well. Let’s look at [...]
Author: Dr. Micozzi
Is there such a thing as “too clean”?
The development of good personal hygiene habits represents a revolution in society from the disease-filled dark ages, when European and early American societies rarely bathed. People wore [...]
The wrong operation for the wrong problem
The meniscus is a sliver of joint cartilage that acts as a cushion in your knee. Older adults who have osteoarthritis of the knee often suffer meniscus tears. Marathon runners and other extreme [...]
Useless medical procedures to avoid at all costs
It’s no secret, the FDA is a dysfunctional cesspool of mediocracy and double standards. And it baffles me how many harmful drugs make it through the agency’s regulatory process. But here’s [...]
What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger
Extreme stress, not red meat (as we discussed yesterday), is the real silent killer in society today. High levels of stress can cause high blood pressure, heart disease, metabolic diseases, and [...]
Case against meat loses more muscle
There is an old saying, “one man’s meat is another man’s poison.” Of course, today, legions of dedicated, politically correct, nanny state public health experts want to convince us (or [...]
Big government science — high costs, small returns
For the last half century, big crony capitalist government, big science, and medical research have made breathtaking promises of curing the world’s most feared diseases. It was a windfall for [...]
Three “silent killers” of youth nearly everyone ignores (do you?)
Throughout my 40-year career, I have found most “anti-aging” remedies don’t work because they focus on cosmetic concerns, and don’t address underlying aspects of aging that make you FEEL old [...]
How the federal GMO labeling law undercuts YOUR rights
Vermont had a perfectly good new law that required food manufacturers to label products that contain genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The Vermont law even prompted some major companies to [...]
Go off the beaten path for your body, mind, and spirit
I write a lot about the importance of respecting Nature and taking a more “natural” approach to everything in medicine in the 21st century. And it’s quite trendy right now to “get back to [...]