The Couch Potato Test Health Alert #228 Do you ever find yourself settling down on your couch at night, wanting nothing more than to relax and get over the stress of the day? Sure you do. And so do millions of Americans every day. But when you cross the line

Statins In The Water Supply? Health Alert #227 You’ve heard me talk about it before. You know the story about doctors and their new miracle cure – statin drugs. They think these drugs help everyone from diabetics to perfectly healthy folks beat heart disease. You may have even heard your

Fat: It’s Not A Dirty Word Health Alert #226 Walk through the dairy section of any store and you’ll see shelf after shelf of low-fat cheese, milk, and yogurt. Is it healthier? No. The truth is, fat isn’t as dangerous for you as they’re leading you to believe. Today I’m

Nutrition Textbooks Got it Wrong… Health Alert #224 Most diets want you to cut down on fat-filled ice cream, meat, nuts and eggs, but they’re not really the problem. The important quality is not the amount of fat in a food but rather the tendency of a food to cause

Dangerous Secret behind Cholesterol “Goals” Health Alert #223 The National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) sounds like a good thing. They want your LDL cholesterol at 100 or lower – or they want you on drugs. But wait until you find out who’s setting these guidelines. Before you rush to join

Protein: How Much Do You Really Need? Health Alert #222 High protein diets may be a passing fad as critics say. But the truth is the late Dr. Atkins was onto something. To maintain a healthier, stronger and more youthful looking body, protein is the key. But how much do

How’s Your Heart? Health Alert #220   Heart disease remains America’s biggest killer. Do you have a healthy heart? Or is your ticker in danger of giving out? Your Health Alert today will give you an easy way of scoring your heart health. Answer each question by choosing the statement

Another One Bites The Dust Health Alert #219 After years of drug company reassurances that their new miracle arthritis drug, Vioxx, was safer than other anti-inflammatories, pharmacies have yanked it off their shelves. If you followed news reports, you know that studies proved the drug greatly increases the risk of