Think the “food addicts” that appear on daytime talk shows are just copping out? Think again. It turns out, the Pringles’ slogan–“Just one pop and you can’t stop”–is true. We now know [...]
Category: Daily Dispatch
The “new normal” reaches new lows
Did you ever hear these infamous last words from Obamacare proponents: “If you’ve got a doctor you like, you will be able to keep that doctor”? And that may be true, according to the Affordable [...]
Diet drinks sinking under the weight of evidence
You know that when you drink regular soda, you take in empty calories. But does swapping “diet” soda for regular soda make sense? Yes, it cuts out the empty calories…never a bad thing. In fact, a [...]
When less is more…more or less
Last summer, I introduced you to Dr. Bernard Lown’s concept of “Avoidable Care.” Dr. Lown said that using every drug and technology ever developed, at every opportunity, harms patients. It also [...]
Who is watching the watchers?
Back in May, the Wall Street Journal ran a shocking story that began with a man named Thomas A. Marciniak. Dr. Marciniak reviews new drug applications for the FDA. Yes, Dr. Marciniak is like one [...]
Something smells fishy–and it’s not the fish
Over the last decade, the mainstream media largely ignored hundreds of solid studies that underscore the positive health benefits of fish oil. And most of this good, solid research passed into [...]
Special breakthrough edition of Insiders’ Cures
This August marks the one-year anniversary of the launch of my Insiders’ Cures newsletter. To celebrate the occasion, we put together a very special Breakthrough Edition of Insiders’ Cures. True, [...]
Prying open one eye in the land of the blind
Since Insiders’ Cures is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, we like to keep an eye on our two local hubs of medicine–Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland. JHU is one [...]
Conquer the new disease-of-the-month without drugs
Earlier this month, the American Medical Association voted to classify obesity as an official disease. And I agree that real obesity is a major health problem linked to diabetes, heart disease, [...]
Peer pressure
High blood pressure is a huge problem in this country. And the No. 1 cause of heart disease. So, as I have always said, you should do everything you can to keep it under control. Even safe, [...]