Last month, I discussed how experiencing vision problems as you get older isn’t “normal” or unavoidable. In fact, even serious vision problems can be treated (if you catch them early)—or even [...]
Category: Daily Dispatch
This simple activity reverses the signs of heart disease in 12 just weeks
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than one-quarter of Americans over the age of 40 take a cholesterol-lowering statin drug in the attempt to prevent [...]
Following this delicious diet boosts “anti-aging” bacteria in your gut
Your microbiome—the environment in your gastrointestinal (GI) tract where billions of healthy probiotic bacteria thrive—is “ground zero” for your health. For example, a healthy microbiome with [...]
More ways olive oil, vinegar, and red wine protect against cardiovascular disease
I often talk about the benefits of following a traditional, Mediterranean-type diet. It’s considered the healthiest diet on the planet by experts far and wide. In fact, people who follow it [...]
This simple, daily task may reduce cancer risk up to 31 percent
The mainstream likes to blame cancer on all its favorite targets—such as fat, red meat, and alcohol. But the science shows that none of those factors amount to a hill of beans. Instead, most of [...]
This ancient medical technique may help combat the coronavirus-flu “twindemic” this season
As we head into the fall, many public health experts and frontline physicians are concerned about how they’re going to deal with this year’s annual influenza pandemic on top of the ongoing [...]
The simplest—and cheapest—way to cut your stress levels in just 20 minutes
I write quite often about the health benefits of spending time out in Nature. For one, it exposes you to direct sunlight—which can trigger your skin’s production of the all-important vitamin D. [...]
Scientists zero in on a serious, yet little-known risk factor for breast cancer
Early in my career as a scientist at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), and for my Ph.D. dissertation research, I researched the strongest risk factors for breast cancer: Hitting puberty at an [...]
Popular antidepressant drugs linked to increase in violent tendencies
With the coronavirus pandemic continuing to loom over us, more people than ever have resorted to taking antidepressant drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). But, as I’ve [...]
This cancer screening test could have saved half a million lives
For the most part, the massive cancer screening industry is a failed and flawed enterprise—relentlessly pushing dangerous, inappropriate, and ineffective screenings for breast, colon, and even [...]