
Stop & Reverse the Cycle of Poor Health!
I’ll start your day with a not-so-rosy statistic. Currently nearly 70% of US adults have at least one chronic disease, including heart disease, cancer, stroke, chronic respiratory disease (like COPD), Alzheimer’s, diabetes, kidney disease and liver disease. And across the world, the US is number one among its peer nations in rates of many chronic diseases. That’s certainly nothing to brag about, my friend. Our food and healthcare systems play a significant role in...

8 questions you need to be asking your doctor
If the last five years have taught us anything, it’s that you need to be involved in your own healthcare. It’s becoming increasingly obvious that having blind faith in the healthcare industry—an industry that profits from you being SICK—can come back and bite you in the derriere. And probably leave you even sicker than you were before! Taking charge of your healthcare includes having 2-way conversations with your doctor where questions are asked and...

The “stones” that most people don’t know about
When you think of "stones" in your body, most people will think of kidney stones, gallstones or maybe bladder stones. But those aren't the only areas of your body that are prone to stones—because you can also get stones in your tonsils! To understand how that can happen, it's important to look at these humble little sentinels in the back of your throat called your tonsils. The humble sentinels Your tonsils are part of...

November is National Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Back in the 1980s I worked at a health insurance company and interestingly one of the things I remember best about that job was my boss (Paul) who smoked cigars nonstop throughout the day. As you may recall (if you are as old as me!), smoking used to be allowed in public places, including business offices. So, Paul would light up and stink up the office all day long. Whenever I had to go...
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8 “Good for you” foods that are anything but!
I think it’s safe to say that most people appreciate the importance of eating healthy foods…regardless of whether they actually do it. 😊 But many people’s understandings of what foods are healthy are frequently influenced by clever food company advertisements and slanted studies. And unfortunately, many of the foods touted as “good for you” are anything but. Here are eight of the most common: 1- Farmed fish Fish provides omega-3 fatty acids which fight...

What flu shot effectiveness really means
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve no doubt noticed the onslaught of signs and advertisements literally everywhere telling you to “Get your flu shot!” And, right about this time of year, studies of flu shot effectiveness are typically conducted…and whether you hear about those studies on the news depends on the results of said studies. After all, the pharma-funded mainstream media can’t risk ticking off their primary source of advertising revenue with...