COVID-19
Toilet Paper, Heart disease and COVID-19 So Doc, have you heard about COVID-19? Yes. Whoever said one person can’t change the world, never ate a bat. Is it dangerous? According to…
Olive Oil
Oil From Really Ugly Trees So Doc, are there any health benefits to olive oil? Not if you were a bus driver near Athens, Greece in October 1976. This unnamed man…
Salt
Eat Just a Grain of Salt Is salt bad for you? It was for Judas Iscariot. If you look closely at Leonardo Da Vinci’s famous painting, “The Last Supper,” Judas has knocked over…
Laughing
Laugh, but don't do mental math! Okay doc, is laughter really the best medicine?Let’s see: Two hunters are out in the woods when one of them collapses. He’s not breathing…
Nuts
You are what you eat, so be a goober! Does eating nuts prevent heart attacks?Nuts helped prevent a German victory during World War II. At the start of the Battle…
Gratitude – Not just one day a year
Say "thanks" . . . your heart may thank you! Does gratitude prevent heart attacks? According to Doris Day, it prevents poverty. Huh?She said: “Gratitude is riches, complaint is poverty.” I'll…
Waist size
Is weight loss worth the hunger? What weight should I be to prevent a heart attack?Karl Malone was a professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz in the 1990s. He…
Low fat diet
Golf courses and a low fat diet Okay doc, is a low fat diet good for your heart?On September 1955, on the 8th hole of the Cherry Hills golf course…
Napping
Not Just For Babies Does napping prevent heart attacks?You should ask a security guard named Pedro Soria. Pedro Soria? Yes. He was the 62 year old winner of the first…
Dogs
Are Dogs Really Our Best Friends? Can dogs prevent heart attacks?Some would argue that canine potty training, vet bills, and time spent fixing doggy mischief CAUSES heart attacks.Well, do dogs prevent heart…