Part 4:  Eliminate and avoid toxins  This Part 4 of my 5-part series “5 Things You Must Do To Avoid An Early Death” is designed to enlighten you on all of the possible ways that your body may be downright toxic…and you might not even know it!  Although it’s not a pleasant thought, the truth is toxins are all around us and they are pretty hard to avoid.  So virtually everyone is harboring toxins in...

Part 3:  Engage in Regular Exercise  I’m certain that the title of this third installment of my 5-part series “5 Things You Must Do To Avoid An Early Death” caused many an eye to roll.  Exercise probably comes in fourth on the list of things that people dread the most, right after public speaking, snakes and spiders.  Regardless of your level of affinity (or loathing) for exercise, the fact remains that it is crucial to...

Part 2:  Explore options to modern medicine The title of this second installment of my 5-part series “5 Things You Must Do To Avoid An Early Death” may have surprised you a bit.  Explore options to modern medicine?  Why?  Aren’t doctors supposed to be experts in health?  In theory, yes, but that’s not exactly true in practice.  In fact, with the exceptions of acute and emergency care, modern medicine has been an epic FAILURE.    If...

  Welcome to my 5-part blog series “5 Things You Must Do To Avoid An Early Death.”  I think it’s safe to say that most of us don’t want to face an early death and would instead prefer to live a long, healthy life.  But sadly, our current state of “health” is not healthy at all.    Instead, we now live in a time where the vast majority of us are sick, overweight and medicated and...

  Here is a quiz to test your knowledge of health facts vs. fiction.  The answers follow at the end.    Let’s see how you do!  Questions:  1.  Saturated fats like red meat, butter and eggs raise your risk of heart disease. True or false 2. It’s OK if you don’t have a bowel movement every day. True or false 3.  How long can it take your gut microbiome to recover after a single course of...

  In case you haven’t noticed, marketing is all about creating a need (and subsequent demand) for a certain product.  This can be done in a number of ways.  First and foremost, everyone knows that sex sells, so typically the product being advertised is presented with a scantily clad model or two.  “New and different” formulas spark the consumer’s interest and desire to try the “new” version, even if it’s not significantly different from the...