DO YOU FIND IT CHALLENGING TO SET ASIDE dedicated time for extensive exercise routines? Today, I want to explore exercise snacks: 7 tiny workouts for big results. The world seems... Read More
3 Better Fitness Benchmarks
BREAK FREE FROM THE SCALE: 3 BETTER FITNESS BENCHMARKS. Today, I want to explore how you can focus on your pulse, physical ability, and exercise tests to assess your health.... Read More
Breast Microbiome and Cancer Risk
I OFTEN HEAR THAT WE ALL HAVE A GUT MICROBIOME, a bacterial environment lining our intestines. The microbiome plays a role in everything from mental health to fitness to weight... Read More
Race and Breast Cancer
RACE MATTERS WHEN IT COMES TO BREAST CANCER GENES. Or does it? After performing a case-control study, researchers report no meaningful differences in the prevalence of abnormal breast cancer risk... Read More
A Raynaud’s Survivor’s Guide
IS THERE HOPE FOR MY COLD HANDS (RAYNAUD’S)? New research pinpoints two genes that facilitate inappropriate blood vessel constriction. Today, we look at thawing the ice: A Raynaud’s survivor’s guide... Read More
Ovarian Cancer Breakthrough
A recent study shows that an experimental blood test can distinguish pelvic cancer from benign masses with 91 percent accuracy. WE DO NOT HAVE A GOOD OVARIAN CANCER SCREENING TOOL.... Read More
Why I Stopped Taking Fish Oil
“As a preventive cardiologist, I tell my patients — that are taking fish oil to try to avoid heart disease — they can stop taking it because it’s not helping them. Their money would be better spent on something that will prevent a heart attack, like more fresh vegetables, their blood pressure or cholesterol medication, or a gym membership.”... Read More
Cholesterol and Dementia
MY HIGH HDL CHOLESTEROL IS GOOD. MAYBE NOT. A new study shows that high and low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) — but not levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) are... Read More