"No disease that can be treated by diet should be treated with any other means." ― Moses Maimonides... Read More
Is Body Mass Index Trash?
BODY MASS INDEX HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE THE 1800s. We are in 2022 — Is it time for a better approach to measuring health? I recently stumbled across a provocative article... Read More
Weightlifting and Diabetes
Your body breaks down most of the food we consume into sugar (glucose) and releases it into the bloodstream. As your blood sugar rises, the pancreas responds by releasing insulin. Insulin is a key to blood sugar entering the body’s cells for use as energy.... Read More
GPS and Spatial Memory
The hippocampus is a small, curved brain structure involved in three primary functions: forming new memories, learning, and emotions. It also plays an important part in the recall of emotional memories.... Read More
Paxlovid Basics
“The rate of COVID-19 hospitalization is 15 cases per 100,000 person-days among patients treated with Paxlovid, compared with 59 per 100,000 person-days among untreated patients. The hospitalization rate is 73 percent lower for those taking Paxlovid.... Read More
Calcium and Your Heart
DOES TOO MUCH CALCIUM CAUSE HEART DISEASE? The good news is that there is no high-level evidence that typical doses of calcium supplements put your heart at risk. Many had concerns... Read More
Protect Your Memory
Memories of events and facts usually become less accessible over time. As Simons and Taylor have explained, forgetting is likely to occur when we pay insufficient attention to a stimulus during encoding or retrieval.... Read More
Calcium and Bone Health
For those not at high risk for fractures, I would not take calcium with the expectation that I would prevent bone fractures. ... Read More