I admit it. I’m pretty lucky. Many people my age (and who enjoy wine) often mainfest prediabetic indices or type II diabetes.
Continue reading Another Simple Tool Fails the Test
Sometimes, I am amazed at how slow our health care agencies are when it comes to reversing course.
For the past decade or so, I’ve been warning folks that the concept of taking a daily aspirin (baby aspirin or ½ a regular tablet) wasn’t the best idea.
Continue reading What have I been telling ya?
Mayim Bialik and Neuriva. (By the way, claiming to be a neuroscientist- albeit one with a PhD who, once degreed, never worked in the field, is an interesting claim. Almost as good as the one that Neuriva has been fully researched.) A bunch of nobodies and Prevagen.
Continue reading They really don’t work!
Well, this may put the kibosh on my favorite dinner. One I have enjoyed since I was a tyke.
For years, there have been rumors that eating processed foods is related to obesity. The problem is that there were correlations- but no proof of causation.
Continue reading Say it ain’t so, Joe!
What do we do when we just can’t lose weight?
No, don’t tell me we’re not trying hard enough. Some folks have fallen into the black hole of (no) weight loss- metabolic syndrome. I know that sounds like gobbledygook- and to some degree it is. Because it is not an illness per se, but a combination of risk factors that mean the subject is not losing weight, can succumb to heart disease, and/or diabetes.
Continue reading Diet For Life
I had to call in a lifeline today (when this was written). Because I was reading an article that was ticking me off; it made no sense to me.
Continue reading Not government pork?
Yesterday, we spoke about surrogate measurements- and why these don’t always provide the data we seek. Because cholesterol is just that (even though it is cheap and easy)- and does not really tell us the conditions of our heart and circulatory system the way folks believe it does.
Continue reading Cholesterol in our meals
Well, it IS happening. Big pharma is agreeing to withhold antibiotics from agribusinesses. To be honest, I am pretty surprised. Because, as I wrote some time ago, I thought the FDA’s voluntary request would fall on deaf ears. But, it seems that there will be fewer antibiotics fed to animals. (Notice, I did NOT say NONE.)
Continue reading Anti-antibiotics?
Steak and potatoes. (Mine was steak and rice, with sweet potatoes…) Remember that? That used to be the staple diet for most Americans. That was then- when I was growing up…and, sometime in the 80’s and 90’s, our diets began to change.
Continue reading A diet for life?
