Coronavirus has been a major pain in the butt. The academic institution that employees me placed a ban on ALL faculty for traveling for conferences, business, or courses under any circumstances for 60 days. That means I will not…
A recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) recruited 25,000 subjects, average age 67 and was split into four groups: One group took 2,000 IUs (international units) of vitamin D3 and 1 gram of omega-3s every day. (1…
The demand for grass-fed meats has grown exponentially within the last two decades. That’s because many diets like the paleo diet and more recently the Carnivore diet staunchly promote eating animal products as a major source of food. For review,…
While many reading this may have already gotten the flu, others have not and are yet in the clear until May. The recent flu is an H3N2 strain that’s particularly aggressive. Vaccine companies have updated their medicine to match this years virus. (There…
Will Dietary Supplements Harm You? The Takeaway First You may have heard a report showing that 23,000 emergency room visits every year are due to children and young adults taking dietary supplements. Scary, right? Not exactly. In this post, I’ll…
The takeaway first The last five years or so the gluten-free diet has been the most popular way of eating. Even the recent Wimbledon winner Djokavic and the New York Yankees slugger Mark Teixeira have adopted this new way of…
Takeaway First Kidney stones are on an upswing as the days get warmer. Quite a few of our patients are passing stones at our clinic in New York. There are many things you can do to prevent kidney stones, but…
The Takeaway First Despite the huge conversation that health professionals and consumers alike are having about the effects of consuming red meat on human health, scientific research hasn’t quite settled the score. A new paper (Klurfeld, 2015) published this past…
On Juicing Overview A common question I get asked daily is on the value of juicing. I tell you, if you want to get a nice, constant and non-stimulant burst of energy, there is nothing like a nice squeezed fresh…
Pomegranate: the Superfruit! The Takeaway First Remember years ago when I was raving about pomegranates? I’m still raving, and it’s because scientists are finding out more and more about the power of pomegranate juice and extract to boost male health.…