MAILBAG! Break the Cycle of Varicose Veins
Dear Living Well Daily Reader, “What can I do about varicose veins?” — George, 75 Huntsville, AL Dear George, I have some good news and some bad news about varicose veins. Let’s get the bad news out of the way first. Once the damage is done to the veins, it’s hard to reverse. But the...
The Deadly Cost of Loneliness
Dear Living Well Daily Reader, We didn’t talk too much about loneliness before the pandemic… but now it’s a topic we can’t avoid. It’s long affected seniors, and since COVID-19 hit, the problem has become ten times worse. That’s because researchers have uncovered a dark side of social distancing. A new study has found that...
Mailbag! Is “Oxygen Therapy” Worth It?
I was reading about hyperbaric oxygen therapy for cancer and wondering, does it really work? –Barb from Sandy, UT **** Barb, The answer to your question is, it depends. Hyperbaric oxygen is a therapy where people are placed inside a sealed tank and then the pressure and oxygen inside the tank is increased. The idea...
Hidden Plastics Could INCREASE This Disease Risk
Dear Living Well Daily Reader, You cannot escape plastics in our modern world. They’re used for nearly everything! But just because plastics are useful, doesn’t mean we should use them for everything in our lives. Case in point: plastics cause problems when they contact our food. We’ve known for a long time that when plastic-associated...
“Table Fruit” IMPROVES Gut Health
Dear Living Well Daily Reader, I’ve seen some pretty bizarre studies come across my desk, and it’s taught me one thing: always read the fine print. You see, studies are usually sponsored by someone—after all, those microscopes and lab coats are costly! And sometimes, that sponsorship can pressure the researchers to find more “favorable results”...
Common Condition SKYROCKETS Heart Disease
Dear Living Well Daily Reader, If you’re like most of my patients (and mainstream doctors!), you probably think avoiding heart disease is hard. You’ll have to give up pizza and burgers… spend hours on the treadmill… and never touch sugar again. But what if I told you don’t have to make that those dramatic changes...
Pandemic Isolation TRIGGERING More Disease?
Dear Living Well Daily Reader, Loneliness is a problem way too many of us face – especially as we grow older. Friends and family move away and some pass on over time. And one of the big problems with social isolation is that it creeps up on us slowly, so we sort of get used...
[COVID-19] How to Stay Safe This Holiday Season
I think I speak for a lot of people when I say this pandemic has gone on too long. We’re all tired of wearing masks, and even hearing the words, “social distancing” can ignite frustration. And the worst part is, it’s this exhaustion with the rules that’s causing an uptick in cases of COVID-19 (plus...
Bizarre Migraine Trigger FOUND (Shocking!)
If you’re anything like me, it’s probably hard to be surprised anymore. Because if you’ve lived long enough, you’ve seen it all. Billionaires flying to space… a deadly virus that spread around the world in a few months… cars that can drive themselves… what a world we live in! Yet every now and then, I...
Could Loneliness KILL You?! (Shocking)
Dear Living Well Daily Reader, We didn’t talk too much about loneliness before the pandemic… but now it’s a topic we can’t avoid. It’s long affected seniors, and since COVID-19 hit, the problem has become ten times worse. That’s because researchers have uncovered a dark side of social distancing. A new study has found that...