“The Great Salt Speech” isn’t just bad advice — it’s a deadly lie, and a new study proves it. You know the speech I’m talking about. It’s the one doctors deliver in their Most Serious Voice right after taking your blood pressure, sentencing you to bland low-sodium meals for the rest of your life. But [...]
Archives for May 2011
America’s worst addiction
Time for a little science experiment: Go into your kitchen and get out the sugar, a teaspoon and a clear drinking glass. Now, put 22 teaspoons of sugar into the glass. Builds up fast, doesn’t it? You’d have to be clinically insane to put that glass to your lips and knock back all that sugar… [...]
Dementia’s secret warning sign
I can’t think of anything as frightening to seniors as the looming shadow of dementia. I know some people who start to sweat every time they forget where they left the keys! But it’s not always as simple as that — because not every dementia victim shows the “classic” forgetfulness, especially early on. One form [...]
The REAL secrets to a long life
Join a gym… eat your veggies… see a therapist… take your meds — the mainstream is just FULL of naggy advice on how to live longer. And isn’t it convenient how most of these tips end in a sales pitch? But you don’t have to waste your time OR money on any of that nonsense, [...]
The most dangerous potatoes
Kids who watch TV face heart risk I’m not a fan of any kind of potato — but there’s one in particular that’s far worse than all the others. And you’ve probably got one in your home right now. It’s the couch potato — and while no one doubts that plugging your meat in a [...]
