The Best Medicine I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase “Humor is the Best Medicine” before. Ironically, its not far from the truth. Over the past couple days I have indeed had some humorous reflections that have tempered some of the stings, slings and arrows of everyday life. Several reconnections with old friends sharing stores from …
OK it’s time to come clean. And now that I’ve died and become a disembodied spirit because of my long term consumption of high dose fish oil. I thought I may as well confess another lie to you. Ultra 85 is really not fish oil. Technically at least. You see “real fish oil” as it …
So said the brilliant PhD whose talk preceeded mine at a recent public anti-aging conference. While I am not 100% sure if this was a deliberate snipe at me I didn’t care because it played right into my hands. I destroyed the arguments that were advanced in favor of “natural triglyceride fish oil” also known …
I wouldn’t give my dog Ethyl Ester Fish oil – Part 1 Read More »
I have written a lot about broccoli and its related Brassica family. Broccoli has long held true “Super Food” status. Unlike some other highly touted foods, it actually has a fairly balanced ratio of omega 6 to omega 3 fatty acids (although it is extremely low in both) and contains Sulforaphane and Indole 3 Carbinol. …
Over the past few years chocolate has garnered a lot of attention as a health food. Some people have even decided it’s a “super food”, capitalizing on a category that seems to encompass everything your grandmother told you to eat when you were growing up, along with some exotic Far Eastern fruits. Well, recently chocolate …
You may or may not know the story of Monsanto. Simply put, they have built what many consider an Evil Empire around agriculture, exerting such corporate control over the individual farmer that, well- you are either with them or against them. Woe unto you, if you are a farmer and are against them. As for …
I hope I am not confusing you with my stance on epigenetics. Ever since we wrote our book The Immortality Edge (Wiley 2010) I have stressed the role of things like diet, meditation, supplementation, exercise and sleep regulation, as a way of influencing your future health, wellness and longevity. In my Longevity Now talks last …
Warning: some may find this treatment offensive. Please refrain from ad hominem attacks on me and internet marketer web site citations as “proof” of your rightness and my wrongness. Use logic, science and facts! That I respect. This is a follow on the autism info I published last week; trust me, you will want to …
Diet and Autism – Is High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) the Culprit? Read More »
I have said, I would admit when I was wrong and when I changed my thinking. Back in 2005, I mentioned an article that suggested that flax increased the risk of prostate cancer. Specifically, it referred to alpha linolenic acid, the main short chain source of Omega 3’s in flax. I suggested it might overlap …
Does flax or soy increase the risk of breast and prostate cancer? Read More »
If you don’t have time to read this blog (it’s a bit long!) here it is, as an aphorism: “test, don’t guess!” I almost laughed out loud as I looked at the comments on the Amazon reviews page. As an author, (The Immortality Edge) I have come to know firsthand, what it is like to …