Four Alternatives to Cynicism and Corruption in the Medical World
It’s easy to become cynical in the medical world: too many physicians feel forced to comply with standard metrics …
View ArticleTop 10 Exercise Equipment Picks for 2015
Consumer Reports’ choices for top exercise equipment are getting harder to discern–not just because the type size is now …
View ArticleYour Liver and You, Part 1
The liver is normally quiet, but I have been seeing several patients in whom it has made some noise. …
View ArticleYour Liver and You, Part II
In Part 1, I covered what the liver does and how it works, and why you should love your …
View ArticleCan Food Save the Life of Medicine?
I gave a talk at UCSB’s Food Summit recently UCSB coverage here, which is part of the important University …
View ArticleGood Diet Foods: High Blood Pressure
Good diet foods for high blood pressure include blueberries, flax meal, hibiscus or jamaica tea, and beet juice. But …
View ArticleGood Diet Foods: Healthy Aging
Good diet foods for aging healthfully is not just about wise and healthy aging: it’s about a healthy foods …
View ArticleMeds Without Benefits: Drugs that Cause Dementia
As many as a third of people over 65 take anticholinergic drugs—shown to increase risk for dementia, including Alzheimer’s–significantly. …
View ArticleFood Insecurity is a Treatable Medical Problem…Yet Undiagnosed
The Foodbank of Santa Barbara work I’ve been privileged to participate in has taught me a lot: especially that …
View ArticleWhat About Plastics? Why Using Only 2, 4 and 5 is Not Enough
A little estrogen in the wrong place (like around your waist, or in your food) can drop your other …
View ArticleWise and Healthy Aging: Neutralize Work Stress
Wise and healthy aging should not be left to the young: it should be practiced, so your RealAge can …
View ArticleNew CulinaryRx Video Series!
Happy to announce my new CulinaryRx Series I’m hosting with MedPage Today. We answer “What eating plan would you …
View ArticleHealthy Foods List: Hospital Edition
Thrilling to see this Yahoo coverage of one of the country’s emerging voices for culinary medicine, which blends the …
View ArticleWhat is Culinary Medicine and What Does It Do?
Culinary medicine seems to be having a moment in health care, or at least, it’s getting close. It’s been …
View ArticleHealth Articles for Kids: You Are What You Eat Edition
Health articles for kids are too often not engaging: not fun, a lot like work, and oversimplified. But …
View ArticleCholesterol: Statins, Praluent or Mediterranean Diet?
Controlling cholesterol is a small part of preventing heart disease. Yet physicians seldom offer the most powerful, least risky …
View ArticleCoke, Sugar and B.S. (Bad Science)
It’s often been said that you can’t out-exercise a bad diet, yet a new non-profit called the Global Energy …
View ArticleTop 7 FAQ (and My Answers) On Protein Bars
I recently gave a Cheat Sheet interview on Protein Bars, along with David Katz MD at Yale (a prolific …
View Article10 Foodie Tricks to Saving Money: How Not to Waste Food
“Saving money” and “setting an example for children” were the two leading factors for those who want to reduce …
View ArticleEat your way to better health: how to avoid statins, PCSK9 drugs for cholesterol
Though I’ve written about this in the WSJ and the NY Times before, I thought I’d lay out a …
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