Health Alert 200 There’s a local lawsuit grabbing the headlines here in South Florida. A man is suing Atkins Nutritionals claiming the Atkins diet gave him heart disease. Jody Gorran …
Supplement Your Energy
Health Alert 264 Dear Subscriber: Today, I’ll share new research on a supplement to improve your energy level, lower your chances of a heart attack and improve brain function. You …
Herbs That Heal
Health Alert 251 Dear Subscriber: Regardless of the ailment you may be suffering, chances are that somewhere in the world there’s a plant with the medicinal properties to bring relief …
Can You Have Both Sweet and Safe?
Health Alert 204 You hear a lot lately about the problems with sugar. Refined sugar starts a hormonal cascade of events that over time make you fat, tired, diseased and …
Why "Energy Drinks" Won't Leave You Smiling
Health Alert 273 Dear Subscriber: Do you drink those sports drinks thinking you’re doing something good for your body? What you may not realize is these “healthy drinks” do more …
Don't Bet on Better Butter?
Health Alert 207 Perhaps you cheered when Benacol and Take Control butter substitutes hit your supermarket a couple of years ago. Marketers told us these new wonder spreads would finally …
The Quick-Fix for the Modern Diet
Health Alert 274 Dear Subscriber: Your food doesn’t have the nutrients it did even just a decade ago. Commercial farming and processing is producing low nutrient qualities in our food …
How Medical Tradition Can Worsen Your Health
Health Alert 269 Dear Subscriber: If you’ve ever had surgery, you probably remember your doctor telling you not to eat or drink anything after 12 a.m. the day of surgery. …
Pass the Placebo Please
Health Alert 209 The placebo effect happens when people believe they’re taking a real drug but they’re really taking an empty capsule. They’re so convinced it’s helping, they actually experience …
How To Recognize A Real Vitamin
Health Alert 275 Industrialized farming has depleted our soils.(1) Foods once nutrient rich, now contain only a small percentage of the nutrition they had 100 years ago.(2) Taking the right …
Protect Yourself from Altitude
Health Alert 166 Headaches, thirst, dizziness, weakness, heart palpitations and shortness of breath are just a few of the effects of high altitude on the human body. In recent years, …
Who's Giving You Advice?
Health Alert 221 Dear Subscriber: “I just don’t know what to believe anymore. Low-fat … high-protein … vegetarian … how do I know which diet is best?” said one of …
Brew a Cup of Good Health – Coffee's Wide-Ranging Health Benefits
Health Alert 168 Coffee-lovers rejoice. That daily fix of java is more than a guilty pleasure; it’s good for your health. Recent scientific research suggests that drinking moderate amounts of …
Protein: How Much Do You Really Need?
Health Alert 222 Dear Subscriber: High protein diets may be a passing fad as critics say. But the truth is the late Dr. Atkins was onto something. To maintain a …
Red Hot Health
Health Alert 173 Most people think that hot spicy food is bad for your health. Yet in some cases, the exact opposite is true. Cayenne peppers can make your eyes …
Nutrition Textbooks Got it Wrong…
Health Alert 224 Dear Subscriber: Most diets want you to cut down on fat-filled ice cream, meat, nuts and eggs, but they’re not really the problem. The important quality is …
The Birth of a New Specialty – Will Your Health Care Be Affected?
Health Alert 8 This year over 200 doctors endured the winter snow to assemble in Denver, Colorado for an historic meeting. They met to take an examination for accreditation by …
'Do-It-Yourself' Health Checks
Health Alert 70 At home pregnancy tests, glucose tests, and blood pressure equipment have become popular in the past couple of decades. You may not know that many more tests …