Perhaps you declined to get a flu shot back in October, like I did. (Though, it wasn’t easy. At my doctor’s office, I had to tell four different people “no thanks!”) But some people didn’t have [...]
Category: Daily Dispatch
Doctors reject new statin drug guidelines, as I predicted
Last month, I told you that the new statin drug guidelines made me “giddy.” And that statement might have surprised you, since I never write anything positive about these cholesterol-lowering [...]
Popular antidepressant drugs cause organ damage
If you suffer from depression, the promise of relief in the form of a little pill can seem like a lifeline. But research shows that antidepressant drugs have few–if any–real benefits. [...]
Improve your digestive health with these 3 essential vitamins
Your digestive system is one of the most active parts of your body. But it’s an often-ignored area of health. That is, until something goes wrong. And you get constipated. Or the opposite. Maybe [...]
An apple a day keeps the statins away
Everyone knows the old adage “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.” But that’s not even the half of it. According to a brand new study, researchers estimate that eating an apple a day would [...]
Miracle vitamin outperforms drug for Alzheimer’s disease
On Tuesday, I told you no drug can cure Alzheimer’s disease (AD). But one vitamin holds great promise. In fact, in a new study, men and women with AD who took this vitamin significantly delayed [...]
4 things you can do today to prevent Alzheimer’s disease
No drug can cure Alzheimer’s disease (AD). But one key nutrient can significantly help slow the progression of the disease. In fact, a brand new study found that a once maligned vitamin performs [...]
Avoid harm from excess cancer screenings
I recently reported on the many dangers of “routine” colonoscopies, in my Insiders’ Cures newsletter. But another “routine” cancer screening affects millions more patients. Older women, in [...]
I warned about antibacterial soap 13 years ago
Thirteen years ago, a science reporter for the Sunday New York Times, interviewed me about the growing trend of “extreme hygiene.” We talked a lot about the popularity of antibacterial products. [...]
Should you really feed a cold and starve a fever?
We are well into cold and flu season. And there are lots of different viruses making their way around. In fact, as I pointed out in a Daily Dispatch earlier this month, the actual influenza virus [...]