Even as we adopt “social distancing,” it’s important to note that these efforts should not keep you confined inside your house. There’s always a great deal of benefit to be found by spending time [...]
Category: Daily Dispatch
Here’s how I always enjoy a traditional St. Patrick’s Day dinner
Today, on St. Patrick’s Day, I thought we’d take a break from the urgent headlines and talk about something much simpler… The lowly potato. Of course, to this day, we strongly associate [...]
Strict blood sugar control is useless—even dangerous—in older adults with Type II diabetes
As I often report, doctors routinely overtreat older people in this country with unnecessary, ineffective, and even dangerous drugs and medical procedures—which often end up causing more harm [...]
Is this dangerous health hazard lurking in your shed?
Occasionally, even nanny governments get something right. Case in point? Washington, D.C.’s city council recently voted to ban gas-powered leaf blowers (GLBs). When we lived there, I’d often see [...]
Four “divine” foods you should add to your diet
Have you ever noticed how some foods look like human organs? Well, this interesting observation actually dates back to the Renaissance and a scientist named Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim [...]
Moderate alcohol consumption beats abstinence
Many public health experts adopt an extreme, “all-or-nothing,” prohibitionist approach to anything and everything that might potentially cause harm to some individuals. Especially alcohol. They [...]
Eating more of THIS slashes your risk of dying from ANY cause!
Science consistently shows that a Mediterranean-type diet is the healthiest for you, your heart, your brain, your metabolism—and your lifespan. But, all too often, the mainstream seems to [...]
The tragic, unspoken side effects of “curing” cancer
When someone survives cancer, developing heart disease probably isn’t high on their list of concerns. But it should be. In fact, according to an eye-opening new study, cancer survivors actually [...]
The Insider’s five-step preparedness plan for coronavirus
People are asking me how to prepare for the coronavirus. So, to fully give you an insider’s scoop, I looked into the science as I always do…and gathered some geopolitical insights from a few of [...]
Life expectancy continues to decline for these Americans
For the most part, life expectancy in industrialized countries like the United States has been steadily increasing over the last 100 years. But about four years ago, I first reported that two [...]
