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6 09, 2017

Alternative Facts Aren’t Limited to Politics
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Alternative Facts Aren’t Limited to Politics

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

27 07, 2017

Are Statin Drugs a Waste of Time?
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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

16 03, 2017

Naturopathic Strategies for Pain Relief
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Naturopathic 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 the problem. They certainly get rid

8 03, 2017

Do you have hypothyroid or Hashimoto’s?
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Do you have hypothyroid or Hashimoto’s?

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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

7 02, 2017

It’s Heart Health Month—Don’t fall for the BS
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It’s Heart Health Month—Don’t fall for the BS

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It’s Heart Health Month—Don’t fall for the BS

It’s heart health month, the time of year when I typically get apoplectic reading all the bullshit about how important it is for us to check our cholesterol. And with a new class of cholesterol

27 01, 2017

Alternative Facts Aren’t Limited to Politics
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Alternative Facts Aren’t Limited to Politics

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Alternative Facts Aren’t Limited to Politics

A few days ago, on national television, political pollster and presidential counsel Kellyanne Conway uttered a phrase destined to become an instant classic: alternative facts. Though Ms. Conway probably wishes she hadn’t chosen those exact

17 01, 2017

The 7 Biggest Self-Help Myths.
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The 7 Biggest Self-Help Myths.

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The 7 Biggest Self-Help Myths.

Before we start, let’s getting something straight. I love self-help as much as you do. I wouldn’t have a career if I didn’t believe in self-help. I am the original Mr. “you are the master

3 01, 2017

How Supplement Companies Mislead Us
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How Supplement Companies Mislead Us

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How Supplement Companies Mislead Us

I’m a huge believer in nutritional supplements. I myself take close to 30-40 of them a day. And I’m constantly writing rebuttals to badly researched media articles that tell us how “useless” supplements are (they’re

26 12, 2016

Are Your Genes Making You Fat?
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Are Your Genes Making You Fat?

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Are Your Genes Making You Fat?

How many times have you heard someone complain that she’s overweight because she has “bad genes”? Or that heart disease “runs in his family”? The truth is that genes account for a lot less of

2 12, 2016

New Rule: No More Getting Nutrition Information from the NY Times
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New Rule: No More Getting Nutrition Information from the NY Times

No matter how you felt about our last election, or which candidate you supported, you probably noticed how the two sides seemed able to look at the exact same set of facts and yet arrive