After you hit age 50, you can lose up to 1 percent of your muscle mass each year. And this type of age-related loss of muscle mass—known as sarcopenia—contributes to the development of [...]
Tag: Vitamin C
This osteoporosis drug is linked to heart attack, stroke, and sudden death
A recent story in The New York Times about the failure of osteoporosis drugs caught my attention. The headline read, “Most Osteoporosis Drugs Don’t Build Bone.” Of course, we already knew that. [...]
Your all-natural remedies for fending off cold and flu viruses
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recently announced that the death toll from last year’s influenza virus was the highest in 40 years. Yet each year, more and more people are bullied into [...]
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 surprising health benefits hiding in your fall “décor”
Last week, September 22nd marked the first day of fall, my favorite season. The time of year is here when pumpkins appear on nearby front porches, stoops, and fence posts. But they weren’t always [...]
Vitamin C reduces heart disease and early deaths
A new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition may finally help vitamin C regain some of the esteem it deserves. Turns out, men and women who take in more vitamin C have a [...]
Prevent lung cancer with this common vitamin
Lung cancer remains the No. 1 cancer killer in the U.S. today. But you would never know it between all the pink ribbon promotions and colonoscopy contortions exerted for the number two and three [...]