If you still have the good fortune to gather with parents, grandparents, aunts, or uncles during the holidays, you could actually learn something about being happier. A new study found that [...]
Category: Daily Dispatch
Eating for an energy boost around the holidays
Around the holidays, it’s more important than ever to keep up your energy. But no matter how busy you are during the hustle and bustle of the season, don’t be tempted to turn to so-called “energy [...]
Rewire your brain to enjoy the “Most Wonderful Time of the Year”
Some say the holidays are the “most wonderful time of year.” But, in reality, the holidays aren’t all sunshine and mistletoe. It’s also rife with opportunities for sadness — with the high [...]
Read this before you make your New Year’s diet resolutions
As you prepare to get through the holidays and start thinking about your New Year’s resolutions, remember the single biggest dietary revelation of the past year. This revelation should not have [...]
New Trump appointment bodes better for future of healthcare
President-elect Donald Trump has named Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) to head the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in the new administration in Washington, D.C. A physician who practiced [...]
CPAP for sleep might be a waste of time
More than 25 million people in the U.S. have sleep apnea, a condition that causes breathing lapses during sleep, often many times a night. To deal with the problem, a whole new quasi-medical [...]
More reasons to never take a calcium supplement
Even a stopped clock is right twice a day. When doctors counsel against the taking dietary supplements, their stopped clock is correct once when it comes to iron, and a second time when it comes [...]
FDA catches up to the science on antibacterial agents
With cold and flu germs right on your doorstep (or more likely, right on your doorknob), we need to talk about how to fight them. First off, skip the “antibacterial” soap and hand sanitizer. That [...]
Simple kitchen spice boosts memory and improves learning
When a spice or plant extract has one health benefit, it is likely to have others, if we go looking for it. Such is the case with cinnamon. We know it helps control blood sugar. But newer [...]
You might not need that blood pressure drug after all
I grew up in the Boston area and have been taking my family back to visit every summer for the past 25 years now. There’s a song associated with the area by the Kingston Trio about a man Charlie [...]