I recently came across a headline on a health website that read, “Finally, Acupuncture Proven to Reduce Pain.” “Finally”? We’ve known about the pain-relief benefits of acupuncture for no less [...]
Category: Daily Dispatch
Drink more of this hot beverage to reduce your MS risk
I have written numerous articles on steps you can take to reduce your risk of Alzheimer’s disease. And earlier this week, I shared some news about a potential cause of Parkinson’s disease that [...]
Cut your Parkinson’s disease risk in half by avoiding these blockbuster drugs
Two of the diseases men and women fear most, Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease (PD), afflict the brain and nervous system. Both diseases have “early onset” versions, but generally, they [...]
Let there be light–please
Studies show “light therapy” can help a variety of health problems, including Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), depression, Parkinson’s disease, and dementia. Of course, the best “light therapy” [...]
My surprisingly simple advice about salt and heart disease
This week, I reported on some emerging science that should finally crush the old myths about fat and heart disease. But there’s one topic about heart health I haven’t touched much on this week: [...]
Low amounts of key vitamin could lead to heart disease
My colleague Dr. Kilmer McCully discovered that high homocysteine, caused by low B vitamin intake, is one of the very real causes of heart disease. But the cholesterol cartel silenced and exiled [...]
Five simple steps to prevent heart disease
Yesterday, I told you how the U.S. government based its long-lived war against fat on a big, fat medical myth. In fact, at the time the government declared war on fat 40 years ago, not one [...]
Health experts cling to busted “low-fat” myth
The word is out. The U.S. government’s long-standing advice to avoid dietary fat is complete bunk. Dietary fat isn’t the culprit behind heart disease. And we’ve had this clear evidence for a very [...]
Oops–government’s vitamin D calculations off by factor of 10!
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommends adult men and women up to age 70 take in 600 IU daily of vitamin D. But mounds of research show you need 5,000 to 10,000 IU of this essential nutrient [...]
Diabetes specialists “debate” the utterly obvious
A group of Type II diabetes specialists recently held a conference in London to debate whether or not they should propose reductions in sugar intake. This conference illustrates the kind of [...]