Processed Food
What Plant Do Donuts Come From? Do processed foods cause heart disease? We don’t know. We’ve never done a study where half the people eat Cheetos and drink chocolate milk…
Garlic
Does garlic do more than cause bad breath? So Doc, garlic is one of the most common herbs used in alternative medicine. Does it prevent heart attacks?No. There exists no…
Go outside
Go outside for your heart Hey Doc, does spending time outside lower your chance of a heart attack? Great question. A personal experience tells me yes and no. Last…
Fried Foods
Please tell me French Fries are OK! Is fast food okay? I love me some french fries.French fries are part of a "Western diet." Cool. A diet like how they…
Avocados
Pass the MUFAs (Guacamole)! Are avocados good for your heart? Rudolph Hess was a California mail carrier in the 1930's. Newly married, he was looking for other ways to support his…
Berries
Thank You Berry Much According to advertising, if I'm not consuming "superfoods" like acai smoothies and maqui berries, then I might as well plan my funeral. Does eating berries prevent…
Fasting
Should I occasionally fast for my health? So Doc, I've heard of people "fasting" for health. Is this good? There are 38 million hits on Google for "intermittent fasting" (March,…
Chocolate
Chocolate . . . give me chocolate! Is chocolate really good for your health? The answer is a strong "NO" if you are an Aztec. Chocolate comes from a…
CoQ10: Myth or Legend?
Should you join the CoQ10 club? Okay Doc, 3 million Americans take CoQ10 for their heart. Should I take it too? A one-month bottle of CoQ10 at Walmart costs about $26.…
4 Lifestyle Choices Better Than Medicine
Maybe the Swedes are onto something... What could be better than medicine? You pop a pill and then you can eat anything you want. Ancient Chinese doctors were paid not by…