Have you seen those antacid commercials where people’s favorite foods attack them? Chicken wings and corn dogs smacking people in the face… I get a laugh out of those, too. …
It can be a bit embarrassing
It can be a little bit embarrassing. I usually don’t quite know how to handle it. But … when I travel and people who I’ve never met before recognize me …
Why You Get Sick to Your Stomach
Do you get “butterflies” when you’re nervous? I’ve come to think of this as a message from your “second brain.” This second brain also has a life of its own: …
Frankenfoods free to attack you
Should anyone else get to decide what goes into your body? Should a few corporations have control over all your food? Monsanto thinks it should. It already controls a lot …
Your meat now raised on candy
Red meat will kill you! Stay away if you want to live! The message is coming from everywhere recently. Whether it’s news articles and reports, or clinical studies published in …
New high fructose brain danger
Finally mainstream medicine is coming around to the idea that eating foods high in concentrated fructose can wreak havoc on your body. A new study I just read in the …
Do you really need supplements?
Let’s assume you’re the ideal patient. You eat your vegetables, you don’t smoke, you drink in moderation, you avoid junk food, and you exercise every day. Do you, the role …
New benefit of resveratrol
Here’s great news that will help you slash your risk of heart attack, high blood pressure and all forms of heart disease: Researchers uncovered “hidden” benefits from the popular heart …
I'm a Lucky Guy
I’m blessed to have been in Tanzania three times now. I was lucky enough to meet with the Masai, the ancient hunter-gatherers who shared with me all of their herbal …
I Packed Them In for the Holiday
My house was pretty packed this Thanksgiving. I had my sister, her two sons and their girlfriends over this year. She always made her own Thanksgiving dinner for everybody and …
PACE Beats Holiday Sweets
When the holiday season rolls around, it’s easy to become busy and put off even thinking about fitness until after the New Year. I’ve seen it many times… people just …
"Dr. Sears, What Should I Take?"
My accountant R.S. was just in my office. He told me about the taxes but then he didn’t get up to leave… so I knew he wanted something. I said, …
In a Perfect World…
I studied nutrition before I ever went to medical school. I took classes in exercise physiology and nutrition thinking that I would be my own kind of health advisor. But …
Dr. Sears, What Is Your Heart Cure?
I wrote the “Doctor’s Heart Cure” book to treat my patients using lots of reports and advice I was already using. I was surprised when a publisher out of Chicago …
Hurricane Isaac Gave Me Floating Coconuts
I feel like I did back in my college days when I was a windsurfer. I used to chase hurricanes down for a thrill ride. I’m still adventurous, but if …
The Men in My Office Have a Secret
When I walked into the office yesterday, a few of my staff members were reading the letter I sent you about my trip to Bali. It caused a stir here, …
My Unlikely French Find
Today I want to tell you about a very useful herb I found on what I thought was the most unlikely occasion – my trip to Paris. I have to …
My Government Says I Can't Tell You This
They were the brightest yellow flowers I’d ever seen, almost neon. That’s why people call it “candle bush” – because the stalks of flowers look like fiery candles. The flowers …