About 35 million people in the U.S., 8 million people in the U.K., and hundreds of millions worldwide currently take cholesterol-lowering statin drugs. But a group of scientists recently wrapped [...]
Category: Daily Dispatch
A healthy diet is the single, greatest way to prevent disease and death
A few years ago, more than 130 scientists from 40 different countries came together to study the impact of diet on mortality rates. And last year, they published their findings in the scientific [...]
Try my savory and sweet pork recipe this fall
It’s been astonishing to witness how marketing gurus have somehow managed to convince millions of Americans that following a “plant-based” diet—filled with fake meats like the Impossible [...]
Flying the “friendly” skies could raise your coronavirus risk in three major ways
Even before the coronavirus outbreak, I regularly warned you about the many health risks of flying on commercial airplanes. First and foremost, there’s no question that air travel promotes the [...]
Researchers overlook two biggest risk factors for developing Alzheimer’s disease
In my experience, older people fear getting Alzheimer’s disease (AD) or dementia more than just about any other condition, except perhaps cancer. And much of that fear stems from the great [...]
Majority of older adults subjected to unnecessary cancer screenings
For years, I’ve been warning you about the dangers of overscreening for cancer. And now, a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) found that overscreening [...]
Relieve arthritis pain by harnessing the power of this winter berry
Mainstream medicine pours most of its attention and funding into research and treatment of “fatal diseases” like cancer and heart disease. But it woefully neglects non-fatal, chronic pain [...]
The heart-healthy benefits of the other deep-sea “superfood”
Salmon seems to get most of the attention from nutritionists and food writers as a supposed “superfood.” But let’s not forget about codfish. It’s an equally good—and tasty—choice. Plus, it also [...]
Air pollution affects your brain
We know chronic exposure to polluted air—which contains toxic chemicals, heavy metals (such as lead and mercury), particulate matter, and even asbestos fibers—harms your lungs and respiratory [...]
Your brain CAN produce new cells well into your 70s, 80s, and 90s!
One of the greatest medical myths of the 20th century was that people can’t grow new brain cells. It reminds me of that old insult about, “being absent the day the brains were handed out”—as it [...]