Beating the Odds
What are your odds of having high blood pressure? It is a simple question and all you have to do is ask your physician, correct? As famed college football announcer Lee Corso likes to say, “Not so fast, my friend.”
The answer to your question may...
Healthcare's Final Battle: The Empire versus The Rebel Alliance
We may finally have reached a tipping point to begin restoring sanity to our healthcare system:
Amazon, Warren Buffett and JPMorgan Chase are forming a new company to address the health care costs of their employees, sending shares of health care...
JAMA's Obesity Issue: Old News and New Ideas
January's Journal of the American Medical Association is entirely devoted to obesity:
Six years ago, when JAMA last published a theme issue on obesity, there was optimism that progress was being made in preventing and treating obesity. As time...
Have a Coke and a Liver Transplant
Did you know that Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD, which ultimately results in Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis, or NASH) is the most rapidly increasing indication for liver transplants in young adults in the United States?
A comprehensive review...
Propaganda Shouts, Truth Whispers
Theranos was a healthcare startup commanding a $9 billion valuation before enquiring minds discovered its technology to perform lab tests from finger pricks instead of test tubes didn't actually work.
Today's Wall Street Journal introduces the latest...
If Not Now, When?
It's that time of year again – the annual KFF Employer Health Benefits Survey reports that average premiums for employer-sponsored health plans increased to $18,764 for families and $6,690 for individuals:
Beating Type II Diabetes
Type II Diabetes (T2D) is a growing epidemic that will affect one out of every three Americans, according to the CDC. Even more concerning, about 90% of people who will eventually become diabetic are currently unaware that they are at risk. The graph...
Craving Sweets? Don't Do This
When food companies advertise their products with slogans like "No one can eat just one!", it's clear that cravings and addictions are good for business. But what's best for your health?
A recent article by investigative journalist Gary Taubes reinforces...
Eat Real Food
A recent Presidential Advisory from the American Heart Association on Dietary Fats and Cardiovascular Disease makes sweeping statements that have been further oversimplified by the media, at the risk of grossly oversimplifying a complex topic.
The...
Choose Your Path
Every choice we make is a crossroads, and a chance to choose the direction we're traveling in our journey through life.
Are you choosing a path that leads to feeling your best, and maximimum health and vitality tomorrow? Are you on a path leading...