Never resort to drinking zero-calorie, sugar-free diet sodas and other concoctions made with artificial sweeteners like aspartame, saccharin, and sucralose. As I’ve always said, those toxic, [...]
Category: Diet
The risk of eating processed food just got deadly
Last week I told you about new research that linked a dietary pattern high in ultra-processed foods to a higher colon cancer risk. And now, another new study links this disastrous dietary pattern [...]
Ancient Babylonian recipes debunk the modern “paleo” diet
Last month, I discussed two major problems with the overly restrictive, modernized, “pop” paleo diets. But the real prehistoric diet—as it was practiced starting about 10,000 years ago—does have [...]
Major missteps of today’s “pop” Paleo diet
Lately, it seems like more and more people are resorting to extreme measures to lose weight… They’re following overly restrictive diets, like the so-called Paleo or Keto diets. And they’re [...]
Lower your breast cancer rates by eating more of this “condemned” food
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. So, it’s the perfect time to talk about an important, new study that pinpoints one of the strongest factors affecting breast cancer risk. And it has [...]
Vegetarians at higher risk of developing these 10 major health problems
A recent study busted the commonly held belief that vegetarians are healthier and happier than meat-eaters. Turns out, it’s quite the opposite. Of course, I’m not at all surprised by these [...]
The Paleo Diet wrongfully vilifies this longtime meal staple
At this time of year, as we approach Columbus Day, I like to talk about some very popular foods — like potatoes, squash, and tomatoes — that only entered the “western diet” after the Spanish [...]
The No. 1 reason why I never recommend this diet restriction
If you have Type II diabetes, know that you don’t have to limit your fruit intake. As I regularly report, eating fruit actually helps people with Type II diabetes improve their blood sugar [...]
American cardiologists promote big, fat medical myths
In 2018, American cardiologists will put even more of their patients on harmful cholesterol-lowering drugs. And they’ll perform more dangerous and invasive heart procedures than ever. Indeed, [...]
Tips for surviving seasonal allergies
As you sit down to read today’s Daily Dispatch, you may be feeling the itchy, stuffy, and sneezy symptoms of seasonal allergies or hay fever — particularly if you live in the north, where the [...]
