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The reports this past week that hundreds of thousands of pounds of turmeric, the dried, potent powder of the rhizome which helps curry powder turn yellow, and helps prediabetics from becoming diabetics, had been recalled because of lead contamination, made me think about lead poisoning. It’s [...]
An estimated 1 in 4 Americans are concerned about neurological health. Of course, culinary medicine is important; a diet rich in omega-3s, especially cold water fish, and antioxidants can benefit brain and mood, while high-glycemic and inflammatory foods might do damage. Another supplemental [...]
If you are a woman currently experiencing symptoms of menopause, you should know that there are natural ways to help alleviate them. Here, I’ll introduce you to two options: one that is dietary–flaxseed–and the other that is supplement-based–black cohosh. Flaxseed (Linum [...]
The liver is normally quiet, but I have been seeing several patients in whom it has made some noise. They want to know: what are healthy foods for the liver? The liver is normally quiet because it is primarily a wet-sponge and filter: detoxifying alcohol, chemicals and drugs; producing [...]
Healthy Heart Foods When I worked at the great Chicago restaurant Topolobampo, one of the other volunteers in the kitchen loaded up on Peptobismol and Lipitor (a statin now off patent) before our annual trip to a great culinary region in Mexico. “One for the gut and one for [...]
The debate about low T has dramatically accelerated in the 2 weeks since the NYTimes published “Don’t Ask Your Doctor About Low T.” The day after, the NY Times published an editorial of its own, calling on regulators “to strengthen warning labels and find ways to rein in [...]
This is an easy one to knock off: and the data very persuasive. The more toxins from hot plastics, the greater the chance (for many people, men and women) of infertility and lower testosterone levels for men. Check your testosterone level. Check your vitamin D level and [...]
Easy to say, but not hard to do. Erectile function is mostly about blood flow; sex drive is mostly about other hormones, especially testosterone. For men who lose a little belly fat, which converts their testosterone to estrogen, they get an automatic bump in T. You can [...]
Last month, in visiting New Orleans for Dads 2.0 Summit 2014...an awesome conference filled with bloggers who want to address men, at all levels (proud to be teaching such powerful men about health, and how their bodies see food and fitness), I had two conversations that made me think– [...]
Osteoporosis is thought of as a women’s disease, but osteoporosis in men can be even more dangerous. Men are at greater risk of complication and death when they fracture their hip than are women: men are twice as likely to die as women after a fracture. Up to 25% [...]
