Myths and Truths
Not long ago, a medical reporter friend of mine, Lynn Allison, asked me to comment on a recent article in The Daily Mail, the title of which was: MORE experts claim statins are a waste of time. The...
View ArticleThe 15 Foods (and 5 Beverages) I Can’t Do Without
People often ask me to list my personal favorite healthy foods. Since the 10th anniversary, updated and expanded edition of The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth is coming out this June, I figured this...
View ArticleSo who IS “The Biggest Loser”?
As I watched the first ever episode of “The Biggest Loser” back in 2004, I remember one question popping immediately into my head: Who’s going to turn out to be the real biggest loser here … the...
View ArticleThe Do-Something Principal
Practically everyone in the world has struggled with a lack of motivation. As an author and speaker I hear it virtually every day. “I seem to have lost my motivation.” “I just can’t get motivated.”...
View ArticleYes, Tonight Dear! Libido Naturally
You can never be too rich or too thin, they say. Nor too hot. The quest for potions, foods, herbs or supplements to increase a sagging libido is never ending. Erectile dysfunction (ED) affects 30...
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Are Statin Drugs a Waste of Time?
Not long ago, a medical reporter friend of mine, Lynn Allison, asked me to comment on a recent article in The Daily Mail, the title of which was: MORE experts claim statins are a waste of time. The...
View ArticleThe Three Supplements Every Man Needs
OK, let’s get real for a minute: When it comes to health, women are generally way more knowledgeable than men. Women make 80% of the health decisions in the family. They buy 70% of health, diet and...
View ArticleThe Best Workout in the World
I started my career in health as a trainer at Equinox Fitness Clubs, in New York City back in the 1990’s. It was a great time to be a personal trainer. Interest in fitness was exploding, there was...
View ArticleTrue or False? I can get all the vitamins I need from food
I regularly talk to people—friends, family, tennis buddies—who care about their health, and make a real effort to eat well and cultivate good lifestyle habits . But they haven’t quite bought into the...
View ArticleThe Myth of Lowering Cholesterol
As I’ve said many times, lowering cholesterol is easy. Lowering the risk of heart disease, on the other hand, is quite a different matter. Cholesterol just might be the most misunderstood molecule in...
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Do you have hypothyroid or Hashimoto’s?
The thyroid got a lot of attention in the media back in 2007 when Oprah Winfrey announced she had a thyroid condition which, she believed, was the cause of her inability to lose weight. The problem is...
View ArticleNaturopathic Strategies for Pain Relief
Anyone who has ever suffered with pain knows how debilitating it can be, particularly when it’s chronic. Yet the conventional solution—strong, pharmaceutical medicines—are turning out to be worse than...
View ArticleThe Accidental Date
I have a lot of single women friends, almost all of whom have tried online dating, almost none of whom have had any luck with it. Well, actually that’s not true. They’ve had plenty of luck, just none...
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