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Cancer and other bad genes
A question I have heard from thoughtful patients for years. If natural selection is supposed to weed out bad genes, why do we still have so many of…
A giant step for mankind that started with a mouse!
This past week dropped several major releases in the anti aging research field, and one of them, a study from Maria Blasco’s group, is large enough that I…
Your control over cancer
I have spent a lot of time arguing that diet, sleep, training, meditation, and targeted supplementation are the main levers for healthspan. The mechanism that pulls all of…
Does flax or soy increase the risk of breast and prostate cancer?
I said, a long time ago, that I would tell you when I changed my mind. Here is one of those times. Back in 2005, I wrote that…
Vitamin D and weight loss – not what you think!
Vitamin D has had a great decade in the press. Some of the enthusiasm is earned. Some of it has tipped into the kind of religious devotion that…
The Matrix
We have a real matrix in our bodies. It is called the extracellular matrix, the ECM, and it falls under the broader heading of fascia. Most people who…
The return of the Big Bad Wolf – lessons learned from Vitamin A studies
A patient asked me, last week, whether she should still be worried about vitamin A. She had read somewhere that high-dose vitamin A causes lung cancer and that…
Spring training
Since I train year round, I cannot help but notice the huge increase in people on “my” trails and “my” equipment, at the gym. I have been spoiled…
Myths and facts about weight loss – the current thinking
As you may have guessed from the phrase “the current thinking”, this stuff is subject to change. Much like diets, the actual testing of exercise routines is based…
Another Take: Can exercise really help you live longer?
Just a few short weeks ago our host Greta Blackburn held one of her fabulous FITCAMP events in Cancun, Mexico. If you missed it, you missed a great…
How To Live Long And Healthy Well Past Age 55
Dr. Dave on the three causes of death that matter most after 55. What to watch in your bloodwork and what to do about each.
Fat Loss – All It Takes is a Short Bit of Time and a Small Amount of Effort and Away You go Onto a New Body and New You.
Have you ever noticed how so many words get attached to fat loss that come and go? Acai berry fat loss, cleansing fat loss, yoga fat loss, growth…