As you’ll recall, a few months back I reported on a middle-aged man named Bill who developed burning pain in his feet. The pain got so bad, it interfered with his walking and his sleep. Bill also [...]
Category: Daily Dispatch
Who says DNA is destiny?
Your genes can have a lot to do with whether or not you develop certain chronic diseases. And one gene in particular–TCF7L2–can cause problems. In fact, if you have certain variations [...]
“Low-T”–men’s health or men’s hype?
Today, Big Pharma excels at finding cures for problems that don’t exist. Especially when it comes to men’s health. Just take the largely imaginary epidemic of “Low-T,” for example. A new study [...]
Protect yourself from young-onset dementia
If you’re under 65, you may not think you have to worry about dementia just yet. Unfortunately, that’s simply not true. Roughly, 200,000 Americans under the age of 65 have dementia. This [...]
Anesthesia doubles dementia risk
Surgery is always risky. No matter how you slice it (or how it slices you). And according to a new study, it’s not just the surgery itself you should worry about. The anesthesia poses its own set [...]
Statin drug causes amnesia in NASA physician-astronaut
Some health experts mistakenly portray foods that contain cholesterol–like eggs and red meat–as “heart attacks on a plate.” But this quip is far from the truth. A real danger to your [...]
More colonoscopy fraud
As I’ve said before, colonoscopy is one “routine” cancer-screening test you might not really need. Despite what some celebrities–and most doctors–say. Plus, it’s far too expensive. In [...]
The truth about cigarette taxes
As you probably know, I’m not a proponent of higher taxes. Including the ones disguised as public health policies. Like cigarette taxes. Lots of politicians advocate higher taxes on cigarettes as [...]
One size still doesn’t fit everyone
Yesterday, I explained how the one-size-fits-all approach doesn’t work when making supplement recommendations. This is especially true when talking about iron. I remember taking blood [...]
Great truth about dietary “supplements”
One of my readers recently asked a good question. She wanted to know how much of a popular dietary supplement she should take on a daily basis. Her question sounds simple enough. But it’s not. [...]