Mailbag: Harness the HEALING Power of Vacation
“Do you have a favorite vacation spot?” – Hannah from Milwaukee, WI Hi Hannah, I’m glad you asked this because taking a trip can improve your health and well-being in many ways. A vacation does WONDERS for your mental health. It gives you a break from your daily routine so you can rest and unwind....
"South of the Border" Plant STABILIZES Blood Sugar?!
When you’re diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, the goal is to stabilize your blood sugar. Because if left unchecked, over time, high glucose levels can damage organs, nerves, and blood vessels. There are two main stabilizing methods that your doc is likely to recommend: Insulin and blood-sugar-lowering drugs. Each comes with potential pitfalls. But new...
QUIT Calorie Counting... Here's What REALLY Works
Ever tried counting calories to lose weight? If so, I can practically GUARANTEE it hasn’t worked out for you. (Or it won’t in the long term.) There are a couple of reasons why this method inevitably fails. First of all, it’s more complex than it sounds. Calorie counting is labor-intensive and far from straightforward. And...
DODGE a Heart Attack... with a DRUGSTORE Solution?!
Walk into any mainstream doctor’s office worrying about your heart health, and you’ll likely walk back out with a handful of pills to take. That wouldn’t be a problem IF the pills weren’t plagued with side effects and actually worked as advertised. But they fall short on BOTH fronts. For example, one of the drugs...
Better Blood Sugar Starts in the BEDROOM
If you were to ask your doctor how to manage your blood sugar without using drugs, I’m guessing they’d offer one or two respectable ideas. Ask an alternative or integrative medicine professional the same question, and you’d probably get a far LONGER list of good options. In fact, I’ve shared more than a few drug-free...
Surprising Cause of SUDDEN Confusion
I have a good friend who is in his mid-sixties. Recently he experienced a terrifying bout of confusion. He spent a few days in a fog and couldn’t drive a car or go to work. Naturally, he and his loved ones feared the worst. Everyone wondered if the confusion was a sudden sign of dementia....
Common Cooking Oil WARPS Your Brain!?
Vegetable oils are cheap, readily available, and convenient. In fact, their versatility means you can use them for frying, sautéing, AND baking. They’ve made their way into our homes and onto our plates because we’ve been assured they’re the HEALTHY choice. But underneath that innocent reputation is a disturbing TRUTH. And now scientists say one...
Mailbag: Constipated? Try My “Path to Better Pooping”
“Constipation relief?” – Mark Hi Mark, Constipation is the worst. It leaves you feeling bound up and miserable. Many doctors think it’s okay to only go to the bathroom once or twice a week. I absolutely disagree. Most animals in the wild go to the bathroom a LOT more often than we do, typically right...
Weird "Bug" Solution Beats Dry Eyes
Your eyes are the windows through which you see the world. But when they feel irritated and scratchy, it’s awfully hard to appreciate all the beauty they allow us to see. Medical professionals call the condition Keratoconjunctivitis sicca. It’s a real tongue twister, but it simply means dry eyes. Dry eyes occur when tears evaporate...
Coffee's Superpower REVEALED!
I’ve just made a cup of coffee and settled in at my desk to read the latest studies and write. And right now, I’m enjoying its enticing aroma as I write to you. If you’re like many other folks, you can’t imagine starting the day before your morning brew. I consider my cup of Joe...
Summertime Danger Puts Seniors at RISK [ALERT]
One of the difficult things about growing older is adjusting to our new limits. We can’t work as hard or as long as we used to. Eating the way we used to is off the table, too. And our bodies don’t always function as we expect anymore, affecting everything from blood pressure to digestion. But...
Vitamin D PREVENTS Heart "Hiccups"?!
Frankly, EVERYONE reading this should be taking vitamin D. You probably know by now just how beneficial and crucial this “sunshine” vitamin is for your health. From improving bone health and muscle function, to lowering blood pressure and reducing depression—there’s no shortage on what this vitamin can do. And recently, we’ve learned it can be...
TOP 7 Dying Regrets to AVOID
In the strictest sense, death IS a health topic. After all, dying is an inevitable part of our lifecycle. But what I want to talk about today isn’t death specifically, but dying regrets. Because they have everything to do with your quality of life right now. I want to share with you the TOP SEVEN...
Aspartame ALERT Straight From the WHO
I met up with an old friend last weekend for a funeral. We hadn’t talked to each other in over 20 years. He told me he’d taken my advice on artificial sweeteners to heart years ago. He never let them cross his lips. And now he was so glad that he’d listened because a ton...
Mailbag! What’s the RIGHT Amount of Sunshine?
“How can I get vitamin D from the sun without raising my risk of skin cancer?” – Rose from Rochester, NY Hi Rose, Far too many doctors insist that we must stay out of the sun to avoid skin cancer. That’s TERRIBLE advice. It ignores the fact that sun exposure is VITAL for optimal health....
Dodge Heart Palpitations with POTENT A-fib Fix
If you’ve ever felt your heart fluttering or “skipping a beat,” you may have experienced atrial fibrillation or A-fib. It’s a common condition that can cause an irregular heartbeat, palpitations, fatigue, and even make you more likely to have a stroke or heart attack. A-fib affects folks of ALL ages but tends to strike seniors...
Harness the Healing Power of...Laughter?
It turns out it’s not just a saying, after all. Laughter really IS the best medicine. In a world that sometimes seems full of seriousness and worry, humor is a surprisingly potent and entirely free “medicine” capable of transforming our lives. We’ve all been there. Laughing uncontrollably at some silly situation and setting off a...
[SENIORS] New Aspirin WARNING
I know that advertising works. But I’m often surprised at just how well it does the job. Take, for example, the late 90s advertising campaigns by Bayer pushing a daily aspirin for heart attack prevention. The ads haven’t been on the air or in print for over 20 YEARS now. In fact, in early 2000,...
8 Heart Attack Early WARNING Signs [ALERT]
Wouldn’t it be great if you could see into the future? No, I’m not suggesting you scope out the next Mega Millions lottery numbers. (Although, I’ll admit, if you DID get your hands on a time machine, it’s not a bad idea.) But I have another option that could result in an even BIGGER payoff....
WEIRD Vitamin D Thief REVEALED
I guess you’ve heard by now that vitamin D is kind of a BIG deal. I’ve written about D’s MANY benefits more times than I can count. And for good reason. After all, this powerful vitamin plays so MANY vital roles that it’s almost IMPOSSIBLE to be healthy without enough vitamin D in your veins....