“Champions aren’t made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them — a desire, a dream, a vision.” – Muhammad Ali.... Read More
Red Meat and Health
That lean ground beef contains 43 percent of the Daily Value (DV) of zinc. Zinc is essential for brain function, nerve tissue health, and red blood cell production. Zinc also supports our immune system.... Read More
Why Cancer Spreads
Circulating tumor cells can acquire the ability to penetrate the walls of lymph or blood vessels. The tumor cells can then circulate throughout the bloodstream to other body sites.... Read More
Breast Cancer Mortality Drops
Breast cancer incidence is highest in regions that are better off economically, but transitioning countries have a disproportionate share of breast cancer deaths.... Read More
Ultra-processed Foods and Health
Ultra-processed foods include colorants, flavorings, modified starches, hydrolyzed proteins, hydrogenated oils, artificial sweeteners, and bulking agents. And I would be very remiss if I didn’t include my bete noir, high fructose corn syrup.... Read More
Morning versus Evening Exercise
We have a master circadian clock in the brain, with this timekeeper synchronizing and controlling our cycles. The sun’s light and the dark cycle resets our circadian clocks. ... Read More
Sleep and Eye Health
Normally, our eye’s fluid (or aqueous humor) flows out of the eye through a mesh-like channel. The fluid can build up if the channel is blocked (or if the eye produces too much fluid). Unfortunately, we don’t know the cause of the blockage, but one can inherit risk.... Read More
Psilocybin and Depression
Subjects who received 25 milligrams of psilocybin had a much greater reduction in depression for at least three weeks compared with the control groups (those receiving ten versus one milligram of the drug).... Read More