As I reported yesterday, a recent study found that cannabis use more than triples the risk of dying from hypertension. But there’s some good news about other natural herbs… Many actually lower [...]
Category: General Health
The scariest part of air travel (Hint: It’s not a plane crash)
I don’t fly on commercial airplanes anymore, if I have a choice. It’s not that I’m afraid of flying. I used to actually enjoy it. I was even a cadet officer at the U.S. Air Force Academy during [...]
New studies reveal this unexpected “brain food” boosts memory and beats dementia
Some researchers who are still drinking the mainstream “cholesterol Kool-Aid” got quite a surprise recently when they studied the effects of dietary cholesterol and egg consumption on brain [...]
Eat chili peppers for a longer (and hotter) life
The next time you make dinner, throw some red, hot chili peppers into the dish. New research links them with improved longevity. For this new study, researchers at the University of Vermont [...]
Digging for real answers about potatoes
Potatoes don’t get a lot of respect from nutritional scientists. Even the government can’t decide (as if that is any criterion) about the health benefits of potatoes. They go back and forth, [...]
The natural weight loss wonder backed by science, not hype
There is so much hype about weight loss supplements. And most of the time, that’s ALL it is — hype. As I reported back in 2015 in my Insiders’ Cures newsletter, most so-called weight-loss [...]
Does healthier food always = more expensive?
Must healthy food cost more? Anyone who chooses to shop at Whole Foods would probably answer, “but of course.” After all, Whole Foods — nicknamed “whole paycheck” — places a higher priced premium [...]
5 tips for clean living year-round
Last time, I talked about some of the reasons why restrictive, quick-fix “cleanses” and trendy detox products go against common sense and lack scientific evidence. Your body naturally and [...]
Debunking detox diets
I hear a lot of celebrities talk about their favorite detox diets or weekend cleanses. But they are usually paid promotions. And the companies the celebrities stump for must spend more on [...]
Surprising connection found between online “friends” and longevity
If you’re reading today’s Dispatch on a screen, don’t be alarmed by the striking statistics on increased mortality associated with watching TV from yesterday’s Dispatch. I suspect the TV-death [...]