They’re at it again…another group of food chemists have been tinkering with nature — to make an already healthy food supposedly “healthier.” And what’s worse, it’s all in the interest of [...]
Category: Popular Myths
Setting the record straight on soy
Question: Help me solve the mystery of soy. I hear that it gives males estrogen and is generally not good for health—then I hear that it is the best thing since sliced bread. Can you help me make [...]
And the winner of the “diet wars” is…
There’s a new review making the rounds. And its conclusion, in a nutshell, is that no single dietary strategy is healthier than another. The author calls the very idea “utter nonsense.” My first [...]
The silent enemy that’s stealing your sleep
…and the only prescription that will put your insomnia to bed for good It’s 3 o’clock in the morning. And yet, you’re still awake, pacing the house. Again. And it only gets worse from there. When [...]
Why Whole Foods isn’t as wholesome as you think (and where you should be shopping instead)
The Farm Bill, Big Agribusiness, Big Soda, Big Pharma. I’ve given lots of lip service to all of these corrupt influences in the past. With forces like these running the show, bad health is [...]
Two all-American mistakes that will rot your brain
I don’t care how rich, thin, or wrinkle-free you are. If your brain’s not firing on all four cylinders, none of it counts for squat. My patients obviously know this. They ask me about it on a [...]
Eggs are good for you
Scrambled logic One morning recently, I sat down for an interview with a local radio show. They wanted me to talk about some of the food myths that are still so pervasive in our [...]
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