I met the romantic love of my life seven years ago—at age 63, by the way—and for the last seven years more than a few people have asked me for “the secret”. “How”, they’ll say,
There’s an old story about a guy who keeps banging his head against a wall. The guy goes to a psychiatrist. “Why do you keep banging your head against the wall?” the psychiatrist asks. “Because”,
Not too long ago, I picked up the New York Times and went immediately to an article in the Science section on heart health. Seeing that it was written by Jane Brody, I felt the
The legendary radio personality Tom Leykis used to say that men were so simple you could sum them up in six words: “I’m hungry, I’m thirsty, I’m horny”. Guys would listen to him, grin sheepishly
For the entire 26 years I’ve been in the health and fitness field, I’ve maintained that in order to get useful information, you’ve got to ask the right questions. And there’s no better example of
On Jan 12, 2017, on national television, political pollster and presidential counsel Kellyann Conway uttered a phrase which become an instant classic: alternative facts. Though Ms. Conway probably now wishes she hadn’t chosen those exact
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 the whole
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
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,
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
