About two years ago, Harvard researchers published a massive study showing how you can increase your lifespan by 10 years or more by adopting five healthy habits. But they failed to mention the [...]
About two years ago, Harvard researchers published a massive study showing how you can increase your lifespan by 10 years or more by adopting five healthy habits. But they failed to mention the [...]
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 [...]
The author Isak Dinesen, who traveled the world over and is perhaps best-known for her memoir Out of Africa, grew up in a small, seacoast town in Denmark on the Baltic Sea. And she once wrote [...]
In many parts of the country, state and local governments continue to require people to wear face masks in public to help thwart the spread of the coronavirus. But the guidance from federal [...]
Some of my earliest exposure to hot peppers came from my Uncle Michele when I was a child, and again while in medical school. Before our Sunday family dinners in Pennsylvania, he would go out the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
As I often report, any and all types of surgeries have their risks. And it’s important to weigh those risks before making a decision to undergo a procedure—no matter how “common,” or even [...]
Getting a good night’s sleep is a critical component of good health. Especially as you get older. In fact, numerous studies link optimal sleep to a lower risk of developing any number of chronic [...]
A physician in the U.K. recently made the case that modern, mainstream medicine is a major threat to public health. And I wholeheartedly agree. In fact, the way I see it, mainstream medicine is [...]