Last week, I told you about the major health benefits of light physical activity. It clearly boosts longevity. In fact, men and women who start out as “couch potatoes,” but begin to get light, [...]
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Good news! Healthy physical activity is right within your reach (and grasp)
Earlier this week, I told you many doctors like to practice “medicine by the numbers.” They want to know your cholesterol number, your BMI, and your salt intake. But very often, these numbers are [...]
These popular athletic shoes can cause foot injuries
I often warn against excessive exercise, like high endurance running. It can eventually lead to irregular heartbeats, degenerative osteoarthritis, and a lifetime of orthopedic problems. Of [...]
Stay away from hen-peckers and you’ll live longer
Stress is the No. 1 silent killer lurking behind today’s chronic diseases–high blood pressure, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and even cancers. But stress is highly subjective. And [...]
Congress hands the FDA a pitchfork
Back in 2011, Congress passed the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) into law. Congress claimed the new law would overhaul the country’s food safety system. And, subsequently, prevent outbreaks [...]
Did you get your $2,500 savings yet?
Back in 2008, Barrack Obama–a first-term senator, community organizer, candidate for president –claimed his new healthcare plan would reduce the typical family’s annual health [...]
Save yourself from a-salt and battery
Although it should be a settled issue by now, the great “war” against salt continues to rage in 2014. (Probably because the war helps keep a lot of political scientists and science bureaucrats [...]
NIH Mandarins keep life-saving cancer screening a secret
We know how to cut death rates for the nation’s No. 1 cancer killer by a whopping 20 percent. In fact, if all at-risk patients got this simple procedure, we’d save thousands of lives. I believe [...]
This hidden danger could increase your stroke risk
Last month, researchers brought attention to a serious, but little-known risk factor for suffering a stroke. Very few people realize this risk factor even exists. But according to a new study, it [...]
The controversial sides of cancer screening
Any time I comment on cancer screening, I get a great deal of feedback from readers. My recent Daily Dispatches on mammograms are one example. I received several responses–as well as a few [...]