According to the 2014 World Cancer Report issued by the World Health Organization, no amount of alcohol consumption is safe. They say alcohol contributes to everything from breast cancer to [...]
Category: Daily Dispatch
A little bit goes a long way toward healing
I often advise you to enjoy “all things in moderation.” Including alcohol. This philosophy isn’t just wishful thinking. It derives from important scientific concepts, including one called [...]
Never drink straight from the tap
Yesterday, I told you about all the different kinds of bottled water. Mineral water, such as San Pellegrino, offers the most natural benefits. But it can be costly. Fortunately, you have a better [...]
Getting to the bottom of bottled waters
Bottled water is big business in the U.S. But you have to be careful about how you spend your hard-earned money. I’ll tell you about the only kinds of bottled water you should ever buy in a [...]
Sometimes government heel-dragging is a good thing
In one of my first Daily Dispatches back in the summer of 2012, I questioned the science behind the government’s “low-salt-diet-prevents-heart-disease” mantra. And since then, more and more [...]
Post reporter flubs fish oil story
A foreign affairs writer at the Washington Post recently decided to stick his toes in deep water and write about something of which he knows nothing–fish oil. Apparently, in the [...]
Another reason to enjoy a glass of wine with dinner
My friend and colleague Richard (Dick) Loughery suffered from Type I diabetes much of his life. And he firmly believed that having an alcoholic drink with lunch and with dinner was the best [...]
More unaffordable costs of the “Affordable” Care Act
Last year, the U.S. government gave generous subsidies to encourage people to sign up for Obamacare. In fact, according to the LA Times, nearly nine out of 10 Americans who bought new healthcare [...]
Avoid stroke by eating more steak!
Big pharma loves to promote Low-T drugs as a way for men to counteract changes in muscle tissues and performance as they age. But popular as these drugs are, taking one is a huge mistake. I’ll [...]
Government refuses to prevent No. 1 cancer killer
I have reported before about a new cancer screening that could save 12,000 lives per year. But the government refuses to take it seriously. Medicare refuses to pay for it. And the “experts” at [...]