Dear Member, A recent story in The New York Times revealed the “newly discovered” importance of C-reactive protein (CRP). Apparently, a drug company-sponsored study showed that people who had high CRP levels had fewer heart attacks and strokes when taking statins (cholesterol-lowering drugs). Suddenly, the whole medical community is buzzing about the importance of CRP. [...]
Dear Health Conscious Reader, Did you happen to catch CBS’s 60 Minutes last night? There was an anti-aging story that caught my attention. Morley Safer spoke to Dr. Christoph Westphal about the remarkable power of resveratrol, a natural compound found in red wine. Dr. Westphal is impressed by resveratrol’s potential. He co-founded a biotech company [...]
Dear Member, Have you heard of HRT? Known as “hormone replacement therapy,” it’s one of the things they’re calling “drugs for elders” these days. The problem with HRT is that it’s neither replacement nor therapy. What I mean is this: The pharmaceutical products billed as HRT aren’t hormones at all. And by taking them, you [...]
Dear Member, Did you know your brain shrinks as you get older? The shrinking starts in adulthood and continues at an average rate of 2% per decade. This means that at 80, your brain will be 12% smaller than at 20. If you do nothing you can expect problems. Memory loss is only the beginning. [...]
Dear Member, Have you heard all the talk about selenium? The newspapers are saying it won’t prevent prostate cancer. But those reports are misleading. Today I’ll give you the real story on selenium—and real advice on how to get the full cancer-fighting benefit. Here’s what happened. The National Cancer Institute cut short a study of [...]
Dear Member, Did you know this…? Most of us lose IQ as we get older. A lot of my patients worry about this, especially with the coming of the New Year, when we’re all reminded of time’s passing. Yes—your mental power usually fades as you age. The good news is this is entirely avoidable. You [...]
Dear Member, When it comes to your heart’s health, your doctor may be focused on your cholesterol and not enough on other risk factors. One risk factor and predictors of heart trouble that you need to consider when measuring your heart health is your triglycerides. I’ve been warning my patients about the link between triglyceride [...]
Dear Member, Losing weight is probably at the forefront of your mind this time of year. So here’s a “doctor-recommended” resolution for you to take into the New Year: work out less and eat more. I’m not kidding. One of the discoveries I’ve made in my years of working with people on fitness and weight [...]
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