Don’t we all wish it could be done that way… But now that I have your attention, read the article below. It is about sleep deprivation affecting our food choices. It does not cover other mechanisms by which lack of sleep promotes obesity, namely, the negative effects of poor sleep on

The article below explains how. The problem is most people are programmed (yeah, just like a computer,) to eat poorly, especially addicting refined sugars, and trans-fats. The programming is running in the back ground, more specifically in the gut (the microbiome gets used to bad food

That is the title of a 1940 novel by Mccullers. Alan Arkin plays the lead character in the movie. I hope you don’t play the same role in your private life. Remember that it is better to get along than to be right to maintain a relationship. And above all, be quick to forgive and ask f

The wave of obesity and diabetes began with the advent of High Fructose Corn Syrup. It is now found in practically all processed foods. People have gotten so used to its intense sweetness that they can’t taste anything less powerful. Now you know why Johnny won’t eat his veggies. Our

Fad diets come and go. The diet du jour is Intermittent Fasting. It is helpful but in moderation and for no more than 1 or 2 months. (Vide Infra). The only sustainable healthy diet is plant-based, Mediterranean. If you must eat meat, at least get rid of red meat. And above all, stop p

Why did it sell so well in the Wild West, despite slippery opposition from “learned doctors?” Because it had a lot of obvious benefits for people who seldom ate healthy fats. Today, we still see widely publicized articles po-pooing omega oil’s benefits, even though the weight of the e

In our drug-happy society, we lose track of what it really means to be healthy. Often, we resort to drugs that may alleviate symptoms, despite side effects. They do in a pinch, but they seldom address the root cause of illness. Reference Healio Minute, August 16, 2021 Changes in diet

  Before being dismissed by corporate medicine on the grounds that I took too long seeing patients, I was told that I was a rebel. I took it as a compliment Hugo Rodier, MD Why healthcare needs rebels BMJ 2021;375:n2559 “Rebels are needed elsewhere across healthcare, to spot what